A young man, unsuccessful in love, manages to leave his body and tours Paris, disembodied and invisible, playing practical jokes: a row of coats walks off from a hotel cloakroom; an unattended taxi drives itself away; a row of top hats appears on the pavement.
Direction
Clair's invisible man effects still feel playful and clever
Cinematography
Paris at night becomes a playground of longing
Production
Moulin Rouge recreated with decadent Art Nouveau excess
Director
René Clair
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