The Rat

If Looks Could Kill | LondonIf Looks Could Kill | Bristol
Written By Fashion In Film
UK, 1925. Director Graham Cutts. 80min.

Ivor Novello plays Pierre Boucheron, “the Rat,” in this tale of the Paris underworld. A jewel thief who commands the allegiance of the denizens of the White Coffin Club, he meets his match in Zelie de Chaumet, the dazzling demi-mondaine who is also accustomed to dog-like obedience. With style written right through it, from the opulent string of pearls that she dangles before him, to the flick knife with which he slits his partner’s skirt in the brutal apache dance, The Rat is quintessentially Twenties.

With Ivor Novello and Isabel Jeans.

Past screenings

If Looks Could Kill – London
Saturday 24 May 2008, 17:45 | BFI Southbank, NFT1
Featuring live music and performance. Guest-curated by Bryony Dixon; event concept by Rhidian Davis, Claire Geddie and The Willow Partnership.

If Looks Could Kill – Bristol
November 2008 | Arnolfini, Bristol

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