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Pétronille gagne le grand steeple

Pétronille Wins the Grand Steeple Chase

Roméo Bosetti, Georges Rémond

FR
1913
Silent film
7’
OW
Focus

Prétronille is convinced of what she’s doing: She pawns her furniture and bets all the money on her jockey husband Tortillard in the horse race—but he ends up in the ditch early on. Without further ado, she takes up the cause and, »despite her rotund stature« (The Moving Picture World), determinedly mounts the racehorse. After navigating a crazy off-course route, she ends up sweeping past the field at the finish line and celebrating exuberantly.


With Sarah Duhamel

Sarah Duhamel (1873-1926) made her stage debut as a child at the Théâtre Lafayette and made a career in the theatre in Paris. In 1908 she moved into film, where she shot films with Louis Feuillade for Gaumont. From 1911, she soon became a star under Roméo Bosetti at the Pathé Comica film studio in Nice, which produced the popular Rosalie comedies. From 1912 she made over 20 short films at Éclair playing the role of Pétronille; the series stopped in 1916. It wasn’t until 1922 that Duhamel appeared on screen again in a supporting role.


Films with Sarah Duhamel (Selection)
Les mystères de Paris 1922 | Casimir et Pétronille au bal de l’ambassade 1916 | Casimir et Pétronille font bon ménage 1913 | Pétronille cherche une situation 1913 | Gavroche et Pétronille au pensionnat 1913 | Je ne veux plus de cuisinière 1912 | Rosalie fait du spiritisme 1912 | Rosalie et Léontine vont au théâtre 1911 | Rosalie et ses meubles fidèles 1911

Directors

Roméo Bosetti, Georges Rémond

Music

Tracy McMullen

Cast

Sarah Duhamel, Lucien Bataille

Kontakt

Kino Lorber