The Suitor
Absent-minded yet cultured, Pierre answers his parents demands to wed by ignoring both astronomy and the housemaid, instead falling head-over-heels for rich damsels.
From the archive
Pierre Etaix’s first feature introduces the droll humor and oddball charm of its unique writer-director-star. As a tribute to Buster Keaton, Etaix fashioned this lovable story of a privileged yet sheltered young man (played by Etaix himself, in a nearly silent performance) who, under pressure from his parents, sets out to find a young woman to marry—though he has a hard time tearing his mind away from the famous singer whose face decorates the walls of his bedroom.
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- Director
- Pierre Étaix
- Starring
- France Arnel, Laurence Lignières, Claude Massot, Pierre Étaix, Denise Péronne, Karin Vesely, Robert Blome, Pierre Maguelon
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