Le Petit Café (1919)

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Le Petit Café (1919)

Post by martin arias » Thu Oct 10, 2019 10:52 am

Hi, anyone knows if there is any circulating copies of Le Petit Cafe, a 1919 Max Linder feature directed by Raymond Bernard?

Does the film survive at all?

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Re: Le Petit Café (1919)

Post by BenModel » Thu Oct 10, 2019 2:32 pm

We screened the Belgian archives’ print at MoMA during “Silent Comedy International” in 2018, and another archives’ print will be (or has been) shown in a similar series in Pordenone this week.

Does not circulate otherwise.

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Re: Le Petit Café (1919)

Post by martin arias » Thu Oct 10, 2019 2:37 pm

Thanks for the data, Ben. Is it a good picture, worth of being put into a crowdfunding or something?

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Re: Le Petit Café (1919)

Post by boblipton » Thu Oct 10, 2019 2:38 pm

Anything by Linder is worth seeing. I would certainly contribute.

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Re: Le Petit Café (1919)

Post by martin arias » Fri Oct 11, 2019 1:04 am

I agree, and a Linder feature directed by the director of The Miracle of Wolves and The Chess Player seems especially interesting.

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