Le fantôme du Moulin-Rouge

Feb 1 1925 N/A 1h 30m
Drama, Fantasy

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.

Plot

Julien Boissel wishes to marry Yvonne. Her father Victor is blackmailed by newspaper manager Gauthier who threatens to release compromising papers from when Victor was a minister if he does not get Yvonne's hand in marriage. Victor asks Julien to stop courting Yvonne and the young man accepts an invitation from his cousin Jacqueline to drown his sorrow at the Moulin Rouge where he meets a strange doctor who offers to hypnotize his troubles away. A young reporter working for Gauthier investigating the strange things lately happening in Paris finds the mysterious doctor.

Written by

René Clair, Walter Schlee

Directed by

René Clair

Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Films René Fernand

Languages

No Language

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
250
Average Rating
6.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA