The press was unanimous: “They are getting better and better!” – they being Pat and Patachon,
the film’s contrasting characters. They embark on a European tour, with their journey starting in their native Denmark and taking them to the Riviera via Paris and Pisa. They are virtuosos at making faces and their macaroni episode may well have inspired Loriot. The film is based on the book “Hesperus or 45 Dog-Post Days” by Jean Paul, published in 1795.
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Release: Dänemark 1925
Format: dcp, s/w, Danish title cards with German subtitles
Duration: 70 Minutes
Director & Screenplay: Lau Lauritzen Sr.
Camera: Hugo J. Fischer
With: Carl Schenstrøm, Harald Madsen, Philip Bech, Agnes Petersen
Archive: Danish Film Institut
Pre-Film »Au secours«
Release: Frankreich 1925
Format: dcp, viragiert, French title cards with German subtitles
Duration: 23 Minuten
Director: Abel Gance
Screenplay: Abel Gance, Max Linder
Camera: Émile Pierre, André-Wladimir Reybas, Georges Specht
With: Max Linder, Jean Toulout, Gina Palerme, Gaston Modot
Archive: La Cinémathèque française
Live music: Silent Light Ensemble: Kristoff Becker, Andrea Marcelli & Ekkehard Wölk