Well, until now, the name Max Linder was for me a old cinema in Paris near Musée Grévin. Today, with my backward trip in cinema history, i discover that he was a mega success in my country and in a way, the father of Charlie Chaplin.
With this short example, i admit that the fun and characters are a bit better than Chaplin. I don't say it makes me laugh but there was a smirk due to the extravaganza of his poor wife situation... Beyond, it looks like a french movie: bourgeois characters and mansion, old style not at all appealing.. The only good thing I notice here is the comfort of train: with wood and sofa, they look beautiful and it would have been a great trip with them unlike today wagons where we are stuck like poultry! Anyway i don't think i watch a Max movie again because of his tragic ending with his real wife!
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The Professor
boblipton6 May 2009
Max, who usually played a young Parisian boulevardier, is newly married. He doesn't wish to leave his bride behind when forced to go on a men-only vacation, so he sticks her in a suitcase and off they go!
This is one of the best Max Linder shorts I have seen, full of angst and bumping along, but what makes it even better is that his movements and reactions are exactly like Charlie Chaplin's. Rather, one should say that Chaplin seems to have studied this movie extensively in working on his movie character, because this Linder short came out a year before Chaplin went before the camera.
Chaplin always acknowledged his debt -- well, usually -- to the man he called 'The Professor' and in this one we can see precisely what Chaplin learned.
This is one of the best Max Linder shorts I have seen, full of angst and bumping along, but what makes it even better is that his movements and reactions are exactly like Charlie Chaplin's. Rather, one should say that Chaplin seems to have studied this movie extensively in working on his movie character, because this Linder short came out a year before Chaplin went before the camera.
Chaplin always acknowledged his debt -- well, usually -- to the man he called 'The Professor' and in this one we can see precisely what Chaplin learned.
Another hit by Max Linder
happytrigger-64-3905174 March 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Max Linder must leave for a mansion only for men, leaving desperately his beloved wife. But he can't leave her, so he decides to take her in a suitcase. But that won't be easy at all.
Yes Chaplin has seen Max Linder' movies, especially this one. But ML himself has seen some George Méliès' masterpieces, and it's obvious in the suitcase scene. Another hit by Max Linder.
Yes Chaplin has seen Max Linder' movies, especially this one. But ML himself has seen some George Méliès' masterpieces, and it's obvious in the suitcase scene. Another hit by Max Linder.
For laugh producing purposes only
deickemeyer21 September 2018
A transformation episode has been made the basis for this enjoyable Pathe comedy which is quite apparently offered for laugh producing purposes only and without the suggestion of a consistent plot. "Max," of the Pathe comedies, is always acceptable because of his unusual ability as a pantomimist. - The Moving Picture World, June 6, 1914
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