Bonus - April in Paris: Harold Lloyd Returns to Cinemas Across France!

About this episode

The episode discusses Harold Lloyd's return to French cinemas with new restorations of his classic films.

Bienvenue! It's not an April Fool's joke – Harold Lloyd triumphantly returns to France in four brand new restorations coming to theaters nationwide, and the Cinematheque Française is celebrating with two weeks of festivities showcasing the man in the glasses! Starting April 15th, new 4K restorations of SAFETY LAST (Monte là-dessus), THE FRESHMAN (Vive le sport!), THE KID BROTHER (Le Petit Frère) and SPEEDY (En vitesse) will be showing in cinemas across the country! And the Cinémathèque Française, in association with the Musée d'Orsay, is hosting a huge Harold Lloyd retrospective from April 15th through May 3rd! In Paris? Find the full schedule for the Cinematheque Française film festival here! Check out Carlotta Films for more information on the brand new restorations! The Official Harold Lloyd Website Official Harold Lloyd Instagram Harold Lloyd Facebook Contact us at haroldlloydpodcast@gmail.com And do Harold proud by helping Shriner's Hospital for Children. (100% produced, written, recorded, edited & released without artificial intelligence.)

People in this episode

Host: Brad Eastridge

Topics covered

• Harold Lloyd
• film restoration
• cinema events
• French film festival
• silent film

Keywords

• Harold Lloyd
• film restoration
• Cinematheque Française
• silent films
• April in Paris

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Cinematheque Française, Musée d'Orsay

Books & works: SAFETY LAST, THE FRESHMAN, THE KID BROTHER, SPEEDY

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