Kri-Kri, taking the place of the reflection in the mirror of his short-sighted boss, who is getting ready for an elegant reception, not only succeeds in adopting with great nonchalance the character of a different social class, but also duplicates Coco, making him appear “out of place” with a servant’s costume in the midst of high society. But who is the “real gentleman” in the mirror, Kri-Kri, or the ”super-elegant” and “aristocratic” one? This film anticipates Max Linder in Seven Years’ Bad Luck a decade later.

Cristina Zanasi