Film Restored – Workshop Report and Screening ‘Gentlemen Rascals’

European Restorations | European Coproductions

Workshop Report: “European Slapstick: The Fy og Bi phenomenon” with Mikael Braae (Det Danske Filminstitut), Jannie Dahl Astrup (Det Danske Filminstitut) and Ulrich Rüdel (Hochschule für Technik und Wirtschaft Berlin)

In English

Between 1921 and 1940, the Danish comedy duo Fy og Bi, known in the USA as Ole & Axel, and elsewhere as Pat & Patachon were a major success, appearing in more than 40 films. As early as 1925, production company Palladium began loaning the stars out for international films, including in Austria, Germany, and Britain. The Danish Film Institute’s extensive digitization program for Danish silents, combined with its acquisition of the Palladium catalogue, has made their domestic films widely available.

15:00 ‘Gentlemen Rascals’

DE, AT 1932, Director: Carl Boese

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Original format: 35 mm, 1.37:1, bw

DCP 2K, 81 min, The Danish Film Institute / Film Archive

In ‘Gentlemen Rascals’, Ole & Axel travel the world as street musicians, delighting audiences with their merry tunes, but in Vienna, the musical capital of the world, they have no luck. They get a letter from their foster daughter Kitty, who is in a financial pinch. Ole & Axel need to help her and leave no avenue unexplored trying to make money. When they meet Kitty’s future in-laws, they try to pass themselves off as a pair of stylish gentlemen and a comedy of mistaken identity ensues.

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