Friday 27 January 2017

Making a splash

Max Takes a Bath (1910)

Directed by Lucien Nonguet this film stars Max Linder. Diagnosed with a nervous twitch our hero is ordered to take daily cold baths.

Despite the simple plot things never run smoothly for Max as this is a silent comedy so plenty of silliness occurs. There are some decent gags in the set pieces and this is a good example of early comedy. Some of the special effects are pretty good all things considered.


3/5

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