Movie

Clothes Make the Man

1940 · 100 min

A gentle, charming old-world fable where mistaken identity unfolds with wry humour and quiet warmth rather than suspense.

Overview: The daydreaming tailor Wenzel is fired from his job, because the fancy frock he was supposed to cut for the mayor, he instead made for himself. He is allowed, however, to take the frock, which he appropriated for himself and he puts it on as he leaves the shop. A puppeteer picks him up in his coach and addresses Wenzel as "Count". So is he received in Goldach, where people think he is Count Stroganoff, the ambassador to the Czar of Russia.
How it feels: Warm, whimsical, satirical and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, class, deception, love
Content: Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.
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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
class
deception
love
morality
Places: small town
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence none
Sex mild