Charleston Parade Explained

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Director:	Jean Renoir
Runtime:	17 minutes
Country:	France
Language:	Silent

Charleston Parade (Sur un air de Charleston) is a short 1927 dance comedy film starring Jean Renoir and Johnny Hudgins. It was directed by Jean Renoir.^{[1] [2]} Hudgins performs in blackface. The film is extant.

Renoir used some of the leftover footage from his previous film Nana.^[3] It was shot in a few days and unfinished. It deals with racial roles.^[4] The film is set in 2028.^[5] It is about an explorer.^[6]

The film was shown at the Grand Lyon Film Festival in 2018.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: SUR UN AIR DE CHARLESTON (1927). https://web.archive.org/web/20171117150324/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b7625ca. dead. November 17, 2017. BFI.
2. Book: Kern, Anne M.. Sur un air de Charleston, Nana, La Petite Marchande d'allumettes, Tire au flanc: Renoir and the Ethics of Play. Alastair. Phillips. Ginette. Vincendeau. April 11, 2013. Blackwell Publishing Ltd. 107–120. 10.1002/9781118325315.ch6.
3. Web site: Charleston Parade (1927). en.unifrance.org.
4. Book: Davis, Colin. Silent Renoir: Philosophy and the Interpretation of Early Film. Colin. Davis. October 27, 2021. Springer International Publishing. 103–122. Springer Link. 10.1007/978-3-030-63027-0_7. 234115971 .
5. Web site: Sur un air de Charleston - Catalogue des restaurations et tirages. La Cinémathèque. française. www.cinematheque.fr.
6. Web site: Sur un air de Charleston | myCANAL Réunion. myCANAL.
7. Web site: Sur un air de charleston - Manifestations. 2018.festival-lumiere.org.