The Twelve Chairs (1962 film)

The Twelve Chairs is a Cuban film. It is based on the novel by Ilya Ilf and Yevgeny Petrov. He is the first film adaptation of the novel, the baseline situation and the names of the characters are based on the original novel, although the action takes place in the Neuzeut in Cuba.

• Enrique Santiesteban
• Reynaldo Miravalles
• Rene Sanchez
• Ana Vinas
• Pilin Vallejo
• Idalberto Delgado
• Manuel Pereiro

Action

The dispossessed landowners Hippolito learns from his dying mother that diamonds are hidden in one of twelve chairs that stood in their former estate. In the house there is now a retirement home. Hippolito meets here on his former servant Oscar. Together they embark on a search for the chairs. The search becomes a race against time, because the confessor in-law is behind the diamond ago. When looking Oscar is his ingenuity soon become the dominant Part Search leads in several households, a hospital and a circus. It too late for the right chair. The hidden gems in it have already been discovered by chance and used to build a library.

Criticism

"On the technical imperfections of the film - the Cuban film production is still young - carry away the spirited direction and the comedic co-star game. Reminiscent of the style of silent film grotesque and a wide out played slapstick are quite amusing. "

"It's a quite amusing, remarkable film, a satire on those parasites who want to live by the fraudulently obtained money as a work of their hands even after the revolution dear. "

" In this Cuban strip the whole thing gets a clear critical direction, because under the rule of the people is the treasure hunt of a dilapidated former rich and his ascending the determining personality former servant anachronistic and therefore already clear. "