Synopsis
An impoverished artist discovers he has purchased a winning lottery ticket at the very moment his creditors come to collect. The only problem is, the ticket is in the pocket of his coat. . . which he left at his girlfriend’s apartment. . . who gave the coat to a man hiding from the police. . . who sells the coat to an opera singer who uses it during a performance. By turns charming and inventive, René Clair’s lyrical masterpiece had a profound impact on not only the Marx Brothers and Charlie Chaplin, but on the American musical as a whole.
Cast
| Béatrice | Annabella |
| Michel | René Lefèvre |
| Prosper Bénévant | Louis Allibert |
| Taxi driver | Raymond Cordy |
| Crochard (Grandpa Tulip) | Paul Ollivier |
| Vonda | Vanda Greville |
| The soprano | Odette Talazac |
| Sopranelli | Constantin Stroesco |
Credits
| Director | René Clair |
| Screenplay | René Clair |
| Based on a play by | Georges Berr and Marcel Guillemaud |
| Cinematography | Georges Perinal |
| Music | Armand Bernard, Philippe Parès and Georges van Parys |
| Sets | Lazare Meerson |
| Costumes | Georges Benda |
Disc Features
- Beautiful new digital transfer, with extensive image and sound restoration
- A gallery of production photos
- A rare American television interview with René Clair
- New and improved English subtitles, with every song lyric translated for the first time
From the Current
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by May 15, 2000The greatest directors have always created their own worlds, instead of rehashing familiar territory. They people a universe through their personal vision with characters undiscoverable elsewhere. Just think of Fellini, Bergman, Chaplin, Kurosawa, Antonioni, Hitchcock. And René Clair.
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