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THE ITALIAN STRAW HAT
Sunday, March 30
4:30
♪ With live piano accompaniment by Steve Sterner ♪
France, 1928
Directed by René Clair
Based on The Italian Straw Hat by Eugène Labiche, Marc-Michel
With Albert Préjean, Olga Chekhova
Approx. 113 min. DCP restoration.
Albert Préjean’s horse eats a lady’s straw hat — only trouble is, Olga Chekhova is not trysting with her husband, her intimidating officer lover demands a replacement, and Préjean’s own wedding party is waiting.
Presented with support from the Ada Katz Fund for Literature in Film
Reviews
“A model of visual wit.”
– Pauline Kael
“Pithy and vigorous.”
– Lotte H. Eisner