Buster Keaton needs no introduction. This melancholy comedian – the parallel to the melancholy knight is not accidental – is one of the icons of silent film and among the best known actors of all time. Sherlock Jr., at the same time, is considered one of the greatest cinematic oeuvres of all time by many film critics and as profound reflection on the dreamlike character of film and the essence of cinema itself. Keaton plays a projectionist who is unhappily in love and in his dream becomes a great detective thus winning his beloved lady‘s heart. In reality, however, something rather different is taking place…