Directed by William A. Seiter • 1933 • United States
Starring Stan Laurel, Oliver Hardy, Charley Chase
Legendary comedy team Laurel and Hardy’s finest feature finds the pair going to elaborate lengths to deceive their disapproving wives in order to attend the annual convention of their Shriners-like fraternal lodge, the Sons of the Desert. The duo’s celebrated rapport is enhanced by the direction of comedy specialist William A. Seiter, who brings a light touch and sure sense of pace to the gag-packed proceedings.
Directed by Fernando de Fuentes • 1934 • Mexico
Starring Marta Roel, Enrique del Campo, Carlos Villatoro
Lost in the forest, a trio of hikers enmeshed in an adulterous love triangle take refuge in a strange monastery that seems frozen in time. As bizarre portents—a bat-shaped shadow without a so...
Directed by Jean Vigo • 1934 • France
In Jean Vigo's hands, an unassuming tale of conjugal love becomes an achingly romantic reverie of desire and hope. Jean (Jean Dasté), a barge captain, marries Juliette (Dita Parlo), an innocent country girl, and the two climb aboard Jean's boat, the L'Atalan...
Directed by Juan Bustillo Oro • 1934 • Mexico
Starring Víctor Urruchúa, Carlos Villatoro, Magda Haller
This vividly stylized, broodingly intense early Mexican sound melodrama by Juan Bustillo Oro hinges on an audacious flashback structure. When an ailing monk recognizes a new brother at his cloi...
