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Max Plays the Part

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1914 · 6 min Comedy
4.5 / 10 · TMDB

Max sees himself as a great dramatic actor but his friends all think he's talentless. So, he invites them to come see him in a play. Unfortunately, lots of things go wrong with Max's props during the production. And, following his big dramatic suicide scene, he finds that his friends have all decided to play a trick on him--though Max has the last laugh.

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Original Title Max joue le drame
Year 1914
Country France
Genre Comedy
Director Lucien Nonguet
Runtime 6 min.
Rating TMDB: 4.5/10 (2 votes)

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The film constructs its comedy around the contrast between Max's lofty ambitions and his clumsy reality, relying on the classic 'play within a play' device. It explores physical humor and satirizes theatrical conventions, where every on-stage failure escalates into a new gag.

What lingers after the final twist is the cheerful absurdity of props gone rogue and the satisfaction of an underdog having the last laugh. — MovieFinder Editorial

Director: Lucien Nonguet

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