Max a peur de l'eau

1912
14m

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6.2/10

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Max and Dora, his fiancée, are together with some friends, playing at tennis. Dora wearies of this, and, dilating on the pleasures of a dip in the briny, leaves the tennis court, and makes M... Read allMax and Dora, his fiancée, are together with some friends, playing at tennis. Dora wearies of this, and, dilating on the pleasures of a dip in the briny, leaves the tennis court, and makes Max accompany her to the shore. Here they enter two bathing machines, and both emerge attir... Read allMax and Dora, his fiancée, are together with some friends, playing at tennis. Dora wearies of this, and, dilating on the pleasures of a dip in the briny, leaves the tennis court, and makes Max accompany her to the shore. Here they enter two bathing machines, and both emerge attired in bathing dress. Dora plunges into the sea with delight, but Max, who has a dread of w... Read all

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6JoeytheBrit

Max a peur de l'eau review

One of Max Linder's better comedies from this period. He's given an ultimatum by his sweetheart here: recover the engagement ring she has thrown into the sea in order to force him to overcome his fear of water or lose her forever. A real catch, then - the thoughtful and considerate type you'd want to spend the rest of your life with.

9boblipton

Hydrophobia

Alas, Max has a neurosis about getting wet, so his fiancée throws him over: she tosses her engagement ring on a ribbon into the ocean and announces that if Max wants to get her back, he must produce the ring and ribbon.

Max is particularly good playing a bit of a maniac, and he is at his most amusing here, first with his not terribly unusual distaste for the ocean, then with his attempts to resign himself to the horrible stuff and finally with the concluding gag.

Before the rise of Charlie Chaplin, Max Linder was the world's most successful movie comic and one of the few people that Chaplin cited as an influence on himself. In a career that ran from 1905 through 1924, he rang most of the comic changes between Pierrot and pure slapstick. A necessary -- and entertaining -- performer for anyone interested in the history of movies.