When this story begins, a man has just been released from an insane asylum. Upon his release, Gustave (Jules Vial) immediately goes to the cinema and sees a Max Linder comedy....and after it is over, he decides to become Max! He buys clothes like Max, has business cards made up and soon he's dressing and acting like the famous French comedian. What's next? Watch the film.
Like so many Linder films I have seen, this one has a clever story idea though the film itself is far from hilarious...though considering you only see Linder performing on film as the fake Linder watches, it's a bit difficult to classify this as a Linder picture. Worth seeing if you love the man, but really not an especially memorable and surprisingly muted film.