A silent adaptation of the 1778 Beaumarchais play The Marriage of Figaro, with material also used from its two sequels.
Costume
Powdered wigs and corsets so extra they deserve their own billing.
Acting
Silent-era mugging that somehow sells every scheme.
Director
Tony Lekain
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Beaumarchais's original play was banned in France for mocking aristocracy; this 1929 adaptation arrived months before the stock market crash made class anxiety freshly relevant.
Directors Lekain and Ravel were frequent collaborators who specialized in literary adaptations; this was one of their last silent films before talkies dominated French cinema.
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