Edith, a young French woman, is in love with a poet but is forced by her father into a marriage with a much older man. Edith is captured by the Germans and endures multiple rapes that result in her becoming pregnant. Edith’s husband initially thinks that the poet is the father of her child, and the story ends in tragedy with both men seeing action in the trenches.Read More »
Romuald Joubé
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Abel Gance – J’accuse! AKA I Accuse! (1919)
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Alfred Machin & Henry Wulschleger – Le manoir de la peur AKA The Manor House of Fear (1924)
1921-1930Alfred MachinFranceHenry WulschlegerHorrorSilentQuote:
Since a mysterious stranger and his servant settled in a manor near a Provençal village, a wave of crimes has beenfall the country and spread terror among the inhabitants. Young Jean Lormeau, refusing to give in to fear, leaves to meet the disturbing owner to discover his secret.Read More »