Charleston Parade (Sur un air de Charleston) is a short 1927 dance comedy film starring Jean Renoir and Johnny Hudgins. It was directed by Jean Renoir.[1][2] Hudgins performs in blackface. The film is extant.
| Charleston Parade | |
|---|---|
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| French | Sur un air de Charleston |
| Directed by | Jean Renoir |
Release date |
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Running time | 17 minutes |
| Country | France |
| Language | Silent |
Renoir used some of the leftover footage from his previous film Nana.[3] It was shot in a few days and unfinished. It deals with racial roles.[4] The film is set in 2028.[5] It is about an explorer.[6]
The film was shown at the Grand Lyon Film Festival in 2018.[7]
References
edit- ^ "SUR UN AIR DE CHARLESTON (1927)". BFI. Archived from the original on November 17, 2017.
- ^ Kern, Anne M. (April 11, 2013). Phillips, Alastair; Vincendeau, Ginette (eds.). Sur un air de Charleston, Nana, La Petite Marchande d'allumettes, Tire au flanc: Renoir and the Ethics of Play. Blackwell Publishing Ltd. pp. 107–120. doi:10.1002/9781118325315.ch6.
- ^ "Charleston Parade (1927)". en.unifrance.org.
- ^ Davis, Colin (October 27, 2021). Davis, Colin (ed.). Silent Renoir: Philosophy and the Interpretation of Early Film. Springer International Publishing. pp. 103–122. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-63027-0_7. S2CID 234115971 – via Springer Link.
- ^ française, La Cinémathèque. "Sur un air de Charleston - Catalogue des restaurations et tirages". www.cinematheque.fr.
- ^ "Sur un air de Charleston | myCANAL Réunion". myCANAL.
- ^ "Sur un air de charleston - Manifestations". 2018.festival-lumiere.org.
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