1963 | France | Fiction

Le soupirant (The Suitor)

  • French English 84 mins
  • Director | Pierre Etaix
  • Writer | Pierre Etaix, Jean-Claude Carrière
  • Producer | Paul Claudon

STATUS: Released

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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.

Comedy Slapstick Romance French Classic
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The Criterion Collection
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