Life and Deaths of Max Linder (2024)
2024-05-13
Belgium, France, Poland, United States of America
99 Min.
PG-13
Overview
Searching for documentation about Max Linder, we found in an abandoned house a trunk sealed for 100 years, with a film from 1926 by an unknown filmmaker. The film depicts Max Linder, the first international screen star who was once revered in France, throughout Europe and in Hollywood. This pioneer of early silent film comedy was a mentor to Charlie Chaplin. Max miraculously avoided death five times. And finally, at the height of his artistic powers, he and his adored wife committed a double suicide. How was this possible?
Cast
Max Linder (voice)
Self (archive footage)
Charlie Chaplin (voice)
Self (archive footage)
doctor
inspector Cassius
detective
Suzanne Leuvielle
Marcelle Leuvielle
Aleksander Hertz
Katarzyna