Robinet’s White Suit

Robinet’s White Suit

1911 · 4 min · ★ 5.5 · Comedy

In this play on the symmetry of black and white, Robinet leaves home in his bright new suit for a stroll through a blackening industrial landscape. (MoMA)

Directed by Marcel Perez

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