A Narrow Escape
The marquis de Granier would like his son Charles to end his current relationship for a respectable marriage. His younger brother Octave tries to help but Yvonne Lelys tricks him and he nearly leaves his family for the dancer. He even follows her to Constantinople. He falls asleep while writing to his father and dreams that he is a movie actor who, driven by poverty, sneaks into his father's home to rob him. As his father catches him, he kills him. Thankfully, it was all a dream.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | L'angoissante aventure |
| Year | 1920 |
| Country | France |
| Genre | Romance, Adventure, Comedy |
| Director | Yakov Protazanov |
| Runtime | 60 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 5.7/10 (3 votes) |
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The film constructs a light satirical framework, contrasting aristocratic propriety with the chaos of imagined desires. It relies on the dream sequence as a narrative pivot to explore escape from duty into a realm where taboos are broken.
What lingers after the final reel is a charming genre blend—part romantic comedy, part criminal phantasmagoria—where silent film conventions enhance its ironic glance at family expectations. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: Yakov Protazanov
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With a cup of tea on a lazy afternoon, embracing the vintage charm of silent cinema.
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