The Overcoat is a silent movie based on the short story by Nikolai Gogol. It tells the story of a draftsman who lives a monotonous life until he gets a new overcoat. He becomes obsessed with it, seeing it as a way to improve his social status. However, his life takes a turn for the worse when the overcoat is stolen, leading him down a path of desperation and madness. The film explores themes of class struggle, social hierarchy, and the absurdity of human existence.
In this short film, Robert L. Ripley introduces narrator Leo Donnelly who presents various "Believe It or Not" oddities from around the world as gathered by Ripley. Segments include a NYC clothier that caters to very large men and circus elephant grooming. Vitaphone No. 1363.
Max wakes up one morning and discovers that his wife Hélène has left him in his sleep, without a word, taking their two children with her. He doesn't understand. The nights drag on, his demons get involved, he chooses to face them and to anchor himself in reality. He probes his feelings, revisits from top to bottom the artifice of his life. Max ends up rediscovering his love for Hélène and decides to win her back. But isn't it already too late?
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