| 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 |
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. Hudgins performs in blackface. The film is extant.
Renoir used some of the leftover footage from his previous film Nana. It was shot in a few days and unfinished. It deals with racial roles. The film is set in 2028. It is about an explorer.
The film was shown at the Grand Lyon Film Festival in 2018.
Plot
A local white girl teaches a futuristic African airman the Charleston dance in this strange, sensual silent film, which was shot in three days.
Cast
- Catherine Hessling as Parisian Savage
- Johnny Hudgins as African Explorer
- Pierre Braunberger as Angel
- André Cerf as Angel
- Pierre Lestringuez as Angel
- Jean Renoir as Angel
References
- "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.
- "Charleston Parade | Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
- Charleston Parade (1927) | MUBI. Retrieved 2024-11-27 – via mubi.com.
- Charleston Parade (Short 1927) - Plot - IMDb. Retrieved 2024-11-27 – via m.imdb.com.
- Charleston Parade (1927) - IMDb. Retrieved 2024-11-27 – via m.imdb.com.
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