Thursday 06 August 2026 21:15
languages : vostEN locations : Place Leon XIII - Bonnevoie
Credits
synopsis
It's a festive day in River Junction, a small town on the banks of the Mississippi. William "Steamboat Bill" Canfield Sr. is overjoyed at the prospect of seeing his son, William Canfield Jr., for the first time since he was a baby. He's expecting a strapping young man, built just like himself. But his excitement quickly turns to disappointment when he discovers that his son is a scrawny, frail young fellow with a hopeless sense of style. To make matters worse, he's fallen in love with the lovely Marion Kitty King, the daughter of his father's bitterest rival...
'Steamboat Bill, Jr.' révèle combien Keaton est non seulement un comédien génial mais un formidable metteur en scène. Son talent pour choisir l’emplacement de sa caméra, rarement indiscrète mais toujours précise, suffit à donner l’impression de connaître la bourgade des bords du Mississippi .
1001 films, Éd. Omnibus
Hilarious, of course, with both delicately observed jokes and energetically athletic stuntwork coursing through. But what really delights is the detailed depiction of small town life, plus Keaton’s comic awareness of his own persona.
Time Out
