When I watch movies, I always take pictures of the kissing scenes!

Last week I watched Prix de Beauté (1930) with Louise Brooks. This film was planned as a silent, and Brook’s voice was dubbed by a French actress. I suppose one could refer to it as a “Creaky Talkie.” Brooks plays a secretary in a paper, her boyfriend is a typesetter. They fulfill the typical Parisian fare: eating in cafes, bathing on beaches, and beat up on their nerdy friend/sidekick.
Along with being a story about a beauty contest, this film examines Brooks as a trapped bird guarded by an angry boyfriend.
One motif that occurs over and over is that his hat shields her face from the camera.
He is possessive. We can tell by the way he greedily grabs her face. He also won’t let her sing in public.
Here, he grabs her face again.

Of course, Louise won the prize of Miss France and went on to gagne Miss Europe. Her boyfriend was so angry!

This film had a lot of kisses, so stay tuned for pt 2 next week!