Marx Brothers’ Anarchic Comedy: “Duck Soup” | Berkeley

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Underground Film Night: Obscure Super 8 & 16mm Movies | Berkeley

The Berkeley Underground Film Society (BUFS) is an all ages club for collectors, researchers, and film enthusiasts in the East Bay and San Francisco area.

Their goal is to review and share a selective film history of movies on film.

Every Sunday, they screen buried, rarely projected, or otherwise obscure 8mm, Super 8, and 16mm prints from their collection.

Sunday, February 9, 2014
"Duck Soup" | Underground Film Night: Obscure Super 8 & 16mm Movies | Berkeley

Duck Soup (1933) 16mm/B&W/Sound/68min.

Rufus T. Firefly is named president/dictator of bankrupt Freedonia and declares war on neighboring Sylvania over the love of wealthy Mrs. Teasdale.

While critics of Duck Soup felt it did not quite meet the standards of its predecessors, critical opinion has evolved and the film has since achieved the status of a classic. Duck Soup is now widely considered to be a masterpiece, and the Marx Brothers’ finest film. In 1990, the United States Library of Congress deemed Duck Soup “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” and selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry.

Director: Leo McCarey
Writers: Bert Kalmar (story), Harry Ruby (story)
Stars: Groucho Marx, Harpo Marx, Chico Marx

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