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Madame and Her Godchild
Marjolin, called for military duty, has cheated on his wife who found out and decided to get even by being a godmother to another soldier, a cook named Brichoux. Brichoux sells his place to Lambrisset who soon makes a pass at the woman. Marjolin's uncle, a colonel, arrives unexpectedly and congratulates his alleged nephew. But Mrs. Lambrisset, thinking that her husband did not get his leave, comes to Paris to visit her friend Mrs. Marjolin, and finds her husband there. The Colonel sweetens her temper.
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Plot Summary
A brief silent film with limited plot details available. It is understood to focus on the relationship between a godmother and her godchild, likely exploring themes of responsibility, love, and perhaps societal expectations of the era. The narrative would have unfolded through visual storytelling and intertitles characteristic of early cinema.
Critical Reception
As a silent short film from 1919, specific critical reviews and audience reception data from the time are largely unavailable or not systematically archived. Films of this nature were often reviewed in trade publications or local newspapers, with much of this information lost to time. Its release was during a period of rapid growth and experimentation in filmmaking.
What Reviewers Say
Due to the film's age and obscurity, a typical review consensus cannot be reliably established.
Information on audience reception is also extremely limited.
It represents a slice of early 20th-century filmmaking, the value of which is primarily historical.
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Fun Fact
As a silent short film from 1919, 'Madame and Her Godchild' is a part of a vast, largely uncatalogued body of early cinema, many examples of which are now lost or exist only in fragments.
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