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Charming Mimi-Trottin is in love with typographer Louis Chausson, nicknamed Godasse. She meets Doudou, actually a Vicomte, estranged with his parents who are rich automobile manufacturers. Godasse abandons Mimi because of his professional ambitions and Doudou rescues her from a suicide. After making peace with his parents, the young man has Mimi hired as a typist at the factory. After winning a race with one of his father's car, he soon wins the heart and the hand of Mimi.
Mimi-Trottin
1922
5.8Dr Faust is continually obsessed with his quest for knowledge and absolute pleasure. One day, the demon Mephistopheles appears to him in his study in human guise and offers him a deal: a lifetime of total pleasure in exchange for the life of his fiancée Margaret. Faust accepts but is soon forced to realise the impossibility of crossing the boundaries of knowledge and the limits imposed by God.
Faust
1910
NRHistorical film set during the Hundred Year War.
The Siege of Calais
1911
No synopsis available yet.
Esther
1913
Caesar falls for the beautiful dancer Tsit on the Nile and demands she come to his palace. Terrified of reprisals, Tsit obeys the Roman conqueror. However, her furious fiancé Sépées incites an uprising against the tyrant. Sépées rescues his bride and sets the palace ablaze, burying the Romans under its crumbling, fiery walls.
Caesar in Egypt
1910
6.7Reymat is killed during an aerobatic exhibition in a plane. Hélène, his fiancée, to forget her grief, decides to become an aviator.
L'Autre aile
1923
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Behind the camera
Charming Mimi-Trottin is in love with typographer Louis Chausson, nicknamed Godasse. She meets Doudou, actually a Vicomte, estranged with his parents who are rich automobile manufacturers. Godasse abandons Mimi because of his professional ambitions and Doudou rescues her from a suicide. After making peace with his parents, the young man has Mimi hired as a typist at the factory. After winning a race with one of his father's car, he soon wins the heart and the hand of Mimi.
Mimi-Trottin
1922
5.8Dr Faust is continually obsessed with his quest for knowledge and absolute pleasure. One day, the demon Mephistopheles appears to him in his study in human guise and offers him a deal: a lifetime of total pleasure in exchange for the life of his fiancée Margaret. Faust accepts but is soon forced to realise the impossibility of crossing the boundaries of knowledge and the limits imposed by God.
Faust
1910
NRHistorical film set during the Hundred Year War.
The Siege of Calais
1911
No synopsis available yet.
Esther
1913
No synopsis available yet.
Esther
1913
Caesar falls for the beautiful dancer Tsit on the Nile and demands she come to his palace. Terrified of reprisals, Tsit obeys the Roman conqueror. However, her furious fiancé Sépées incites an uprising against the tyrant. Sépées rescues his bride and sets the palace ablaze, burying the Romans under its crumbling, fiery walls.
Caesar in Egypt
1910
6.7Reymat is killed during an aerobatic exhibition in a plane. Hélène, his fiancée, to forget her grief, decides to become an aviator.
L'Autre aile
1923
No synopsis available yet.
Moses Saved From the Waters
1911
9.0Robert the Silent earned his nickname with his dejected and taciturn demeanor. One day, a run through the forest led him to a Gypsy encampment. He interrupted the dance of one of the Gypsy women, but she resumed her dance, and the Duke was captivated by her grace and charm. The following day, he invited her to his castle, which she accepted. When she arrived at the castle, the Duke had fallen asleep. So, while waiting, she practiced a few steps. In his dream, the Duke saw Gyska dancing the same dance before her family. A kiss awakened him, and he joyfully found her ready to give him her love. But as they made love, the bed curtain was drawn back by the Duchess, who summoned two guards and ordered them to seize the young woman and make her disappear. Then she appeared to the young Gypsy woman, who tried to leave. Arrested, she was thrown into a dungeon. Robert, learning the truth from his wife, tries to intervene but it is too late. So, beside Gyska's body, he drinks poison in one gulp.
La Tragique Aventure de Robert le Taciturne, duc d'Aquitaine
1910
This film tells the dramatic story of the death of this famous Bible character and his trip to the witch of Endor, who forecasted his tragic end. The story is dramatic in the extreme and beautifully played.
The Death of Saul
1912
This film tells the dramatic story of the death of this famous Bible character and his trip to the witch of Endor, who forecasted his tragic end. The story is dramatic in the extreme and beautifully played.
The Death of Saul
1912
After the murder of her lover Julius Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor, Octavius.
Cleopatra
1910
After the murder of her lover Julius Caesar, Egypt's queen Cleopatra needs a new ally. She seduces his probable successor Mark Antony. This develops into real love and slowly leads to a war with the other possible successor, Octavius.
Cleopatra
1910
No synopsis available yet.
The Judgment of Solomon
1912
7.0No synopsis available yet.
The Bridge That Failed
1914
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Le devoir et l'honneur
1911
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Le devoir et l'honneur
1911
6.0Henri Andréani's adaptation of the Biblical story of David and Goliath, starring Berthe Bovy starring as the young warrior.
David and Goliath
1910
NR1916 French movie
L'Océan ou les enfants de la mer
1916
An adaptation of the book of Judges
La fille de Jephté
1913
No synopsis available yet.
The Martyrdom of Saint Etienne
1912
9.0After being passed over in the succession, Absalom rebels and raises and raises an army to depose his father, King David. Also called "David's War with Absalom" and "A Prince of Israel".
Absalom
1912
Early short film adapted from the Bible (Judges 4-5)
Jael and Sisera
1911
NRAdaptation of the classic Biblical story of Abraham and Isaac.
Abraham's Sacrifice
1912
No synopsis available yet.
1870-1871
1913
