{"id":3858,"date":"2007-08-03T14:44:56","date_gmt":"2007-08-03T21:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3858"},"modified":"2020-12-28T21:26:23","modified_gmt":"2020-12-29T04:26:23","slug":"italian-straw-hat-the-1928","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3858","title":{"rendered":"Italian Straw Hat, The (1928)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Madame can&#8217;t go home to her husband with a torn hat&#8230; Go and get another one, just like this!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Italian-Straw-Hat-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Italian-Straw-Hat-Poster-193x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-29766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Italian-Straw-Hat-Poster-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Italian-Straw-Hat-Poster-82x128.jpg 82w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Italian-Straw-Hat-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nAs Ferdinand (Albert Prejean) travels towards his wedding, he discovers that his horse has eaten the straw hat of a married woman (Olga Tschechowa) canoodling in the bushes with her lover, Lieutenant Tavernier (Geymond Vital). Tavernier demands that Ferdinand find a replacement for the hat, threatening to destroy his apartment unless he complies; meanwhile, the beleaguered Ferdinand has a wedding to get through.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Comedy<\/li>\n<li>French Films<\/li>\n<li>Play Adaptations<\/li>\n<li>Rene Clair Films<\/li>\n<li>Silent Films<\/li>\n<li>Weddings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nIn this clever French farce, director Rene Clair successfully transfers a stage play to the silent screen, conveying the story almost entirely through visuals. In one of the first scenes of the movie, for example, Ferdinand discovers that Mme. de Beauperthuis is married (but <u>not<\/u> to Lt. Tavernier) by looking closely at their ring fingers; his facial reaction at this moment is enough to tell us precisely what he&#8217;s thinking. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Italian-Straw-Hat-Rings2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Italian-Straw-Hat-Rings2-1024x738.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"461\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-60254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Italian-Straw-Hat-Rings2-1024x738.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Italian-Straw-Hat-Rings2-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Italian-Straw-Hat-Rings2-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Italian-Straw-Hat-Rings2-768x553.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Italian-Straw-Hat-Rings2-375x270.png 375w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Italian-Straw-Hat-Rings2.png 1425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>While the story, at nearly two hours, goes on for a tad too long &#8212; some editing would have helped &#8212; it remains enjoyable throughout; it&#8217;s hard not to laugh out loud as one situation after the other makes poor Ferdinand&#8217;s plight even stickier. Adding to the humor are a series of long-running character gags, which rarely fail to amuse: Ferdinand&#8217;s near-deaf uncle (Paul Ollivier) remaining consistently clueless about surrounding events; an uptight woman trying to get her inattentive husband to fix his neck tie:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Italian-Straw-Hat-Tie.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Italian-Straw-Hat-Tie-1024x738.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"461\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-60252\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Italian-Straw-Hat-Tie-1024x738.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Italian-Straw-Hat-Tie-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Italian-Straw-Hat-Tie-128x92.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Italian-Straw-Hat-Tie-768x554.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Italian-Straw-Hat-Tie-374x270.png 374w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Italian-Straw-Hat-Tie.png 1413w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; a puzzled servant catching Tschechowa swooning in the arms of a different man each time he opens the door. It&#8217;s easy to imagine audiences of the day laughing hysterically at this frothy situation comedy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Albert Prejean as Ferdinand<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Italian-Straw-Hat-Prejean.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Italian-Straw-Hat-Prejean-1024x769.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"481\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-60249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Italian-Straw-Hat-Prejean-1024x769.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Italian-Straw-Hat-Prejean-300x225.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Italian-Straw-Hat-Prejean-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Italian-Straw-Hat-Prejean-768x576.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Italian-Straw-Hat-Prejean-360x270.png 360w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Italian-Straw-Hat-Prejean.png 1411w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Olga Tschechowa as Mme. de Beauperthuis<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Italian-Straw-Hat-Tschechowa.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Italian-Straw-Hat-Tschechowa-1024x745.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"466\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-60250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Italian-Straw-Hat-Tschechowa-1024x745.png 1024w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Italian-Straw-Hat-Tschechowa-300x218.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Italian-Straw-Hat-Tschechowa-128x93.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Italian-Straw-Hat-Tschechowa-768x559.png 768w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Italian-Straw-Hat-Tschechowa-371x270.png 371w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/08\/Italian-Straw-Hat-Tschechowa.png 1409w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Effective transformation of a stage play into a silent film<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as an early classic of French cinema. Listed as a film with historical importance in the back of Peary&#8217;s book.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Foreign Gem<\/li>\n<li>Important Director<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/imdb.com\/title\/tt0018523\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allmovie.com\/movie\/the-italian-straw-hat-v75505\/review\">All Movie Guide Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/filmsdefrance.com\/FDF_Un_chapeau_de_paille_rev.html\">FilmsdeFrance.com Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Madame can&#8217;t go home to her husband with a torn hat&#8230; Go and get another one, just like this!&#8221; Synopsis: As Ferdinand (Albert Prejean) travels towards his wedding, he discovers that his horse has eaten the straw hat of a married woman (Olga Tschechowa) canoodling in the bushes with her lover, Lieutenant Tavernier (Geymond Vital). Tavernier demands that Ferdinand find a replacement for the hat, threatening to destroy his apartment unless he complies; meanwhile, the beleaguered Ferdinand has a wedding&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=3858\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3858","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3858","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3858"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3858\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":60256,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3858\/revisions\/60256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3858"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3858"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3858"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}