Old wealthy baron von Chanterelle, feeling himself near to death, doesn't want the name of the family to be cancelled from history, and publicly invites all the maidens in the country to apply for marrying his only heritor, his nephew Lancelot. The latter, however, doesn't want to have anything to do with a real girl: he is not misogenous, though, just kinda shy. So he runs, chased by 40 girls, and takes shelter in a convent. The monks come to know that baron de Chanterelle offers the fugitive nephew a big sum of money if he gets married, and suggest the young Lancelot to fake-merry a puppett made by the famous doll-maker Hilarius, if he agrees to give all the money to the friars, who can in that way continue their quite unchristian way of life.
Lancelot agrees, but in Hilarius' shop something goes wrong, and the master puppetteer's daughter, Ossi (a real girl) is given to him instead of the doll. The girl is upset, but goes on playing the puppett; and Lancelot is quite satisfied, though he notices some strange behaviours in Ossi.
After it becomes clear that Ossi is a human being, both she and Lancelot appear to be happy with the discover.
One of the masterpieces of world's cinema.
Lancelot agrees, but in Hilarius' shop something goes wrong, and the master puppetteer's daughter, Ossi (a real girl) is given to him instead of the doll. The girl is upset, but goes on playing the puppett; and Lancelot is quite satisfied, though he notices some strange behaviours in Ossi.
After it becomes clear that Ossi is a human being, both she and Lancelot appear to be happy with the discover.
One of the masterpieces of world's cinema.