One of the best films from one of France's greatest filmmakers, Pierre Étaix’s (1928-2016) The Suitor is a remarkable homage to the great American silent comics, with Étaix himself in the lead role as an innocent young man still in the bosom of his family as they urge him to get out and find himself a wife.

Pierre (Étaix) is a shy man whose seemingly sole focus in life is studying astrology in solitude - a pastime he often finds trying since he still lives at home with his parents. They would rather he started dating and got married. Eager to please but not knowing how to approach women in a romantic way, he embarks on the task with a keen enthusiasm but a hilarious lack of skill, trying to to emulate other men by watching how they operate - mostly without success!

Hugely entertaining and remarkably inventive, The Suitor will lift your imagination and your spirt. Don’t miss this rare chance to see this Pierre Étaix classic on the big screen.

Introduced by David Robinson, Director Emeritus of Giornate Cinema Muto. With thanks to Carlotta Film.

---