bappamtv

Le billet de logement

Le billet de logement

1906Short
ShortComedy
4.2
IMDB Rating
20 votes

Two monks are dining when a nobleman enters. There is no room for him, so he and his compatriot are forced to sleep in the stables. They get an idea to put on white sheets and scare the monks.

Director
N/A
Writers
N/A
Stars
N/A
Language
None, French
Country
France
💬 1
Reviews
📽️ View on IMDB

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Silent
Color
Black and White
Production
Pathé Frères

🎯 Categories

ComedyShort

⭐ Featured Review

The Third Amendment
by boblipton2019-10-07
5/10

"Two soldiers appear at a private house and demand lodging. Situations like these, even humorously rendered ones, are why the US has the 3rd amendment to its constitution. Military housing was often afforded to requiring private homeowners to lodge soldiers. In French, this was called 'un billet de logement' and is the origin of 'billeting' as a term for military housing. I know: it seems bizarre to be discussing the US Constitution in regards to a French comedy movie of 150 seconds, concerning some medieval soldiers. Yet to an American audience, this situation would seem ..."

📖 Synopsis

Two monks are dining when a nobleman enters. There is no room for him, so he and his compatriot are forced to sleep in the stables. They get an idea to put on white sheets and scare the monks.