Allan has a hard time finding the Usher’s house, which is known to be cursed… Read More »
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End of the Earth (1929) Jean Epstein, Gibois, Jean-Marie Laot, Malgorn, Drama
On the islet Bannec, off the coast of Brittany, four fishermen have set up camp for three months to harvest seaweed. Read More »
Coeur fidèle / The Faithful Heart (1923) Jean Epstein, Léon Mathot, Gina Manès, Edmond Van Daële, Drama, Romance
Marie wants to escape from her job and also from her lover, Paul, an unemployed drunk. She dreams of going off with Jean, a dockworker. The two men quarrel and fight over Marie on two occasions, but Paul retains a hold over her. Marie has a baby who falls ill and as time goes on Jean and a crippled neighbor try to help the child. Paul nearly causes the death of the child whilst in a drunken stupor and in a final struggle that occurs, the crippled woman seizes Paul’s gun and shoots him dead.
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