Sunday, August 08, 2021

Les surprises de l'amour (1909)

English titles: Love's Surprises; The Surprises of a Flirtation

Second viewing; previously viewed on January 1, 2006

*spoilers ahead*

A family comprised of father, mother, and two adult sons are having a meal together. One by one, the men invent an excuse to leave the table and then surreptitiously evade the house. They all go meet their respective lovers, who are coincidentally one and the same, and, as the next one arrives, the one who is there is forced into hiding. Finally, another woman arrives and starts sadistically beating the hiding men. The men eventually flee the house and meet outside.

Short comedy which is half amusing, half puzzling, and 100% fascinating.

Rating: 42

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