Gabriel de Gravone

Le mécanicien chef Sisif recueille une petite orpheline à la suite d’une catastrophe de chemin de fer. Elle s’appelle Norma et est élevée avec Élie, le fils de Sisif, à peu près du même âge. Tout semble aller pour le mieux, mais peu à peu Sisif se sent pris d’une étrange passion pour sa fille adoptive. Son comportement change, il devient alcoolique, ombrageux, soupçonneux, violent. Le charme de Norma a séduit un ingénieur, Monsieur de Hersan ; Sisif commet l’imprudence de lui avouer la passion qui a grandi en lui. Hersan le menace d’un chantage s’il ne consent pas à lui donner Norma. Celle-ci se résigne, et Sisif, conduisant le train qui emmène la jeune femme vers son nouveau destin, souhaite mourir avec elle... Durée : entre 273 minutes (4 h 33 min) et plus de 8 h suivant les montages

In Naples in 1860, a girl named Grazia, a strongly pro-Flobonic Montechiaro, is betrothed to the general of Santafè. She is secretly in love with John, a patriot and revolutionary.

Le dernier film d'André Antoine. Basé sur la pièce d'Alphonse Daudet. Au XIXe siècle, en Camargue, le charmant Frédéri, jeune fils de riches agriculteurs, est follement amoureux d'une belle Arlesienne et veut seulement l'épouser. Mais la famille apprend qu'elle a eu une liaison avec un berger. Frédéri est profondément affecté par cette révélation qui détruit tous ses rêves.

The rebellion of 1832 is on. There is rioting and barricading in the streets. Marius in despair, and in the hope that a bullet will soon end his life, joins the mob and becomes a fighter in the ranks of the insurgents.

The Thenardiers and their small daughter, Eponine, and young son, Gavroche, are seen at their dingy country tavern. Here little Cosette, the daughter of Fantine, is seen performing drudgery and menial tasks. The Thenardiers are treating their own children kindly, but are cruel to Cosette.

Il s'agit de l'adaptation du roman d'aventures historique de Jules Verne Michel Strogoff, paru en 1876.

A young wife, Gisele Aubry, and her young daughter, "Little Angel," cry at the disappearance of a husband, a father. Ruthless creditors are selling their furniture …

Psyche, the daughter of a king, and a mortal, is so beautiful that even the God of Fame is fascinated by her charm. He hurries to tell Venus, Goddess of Beauty, that her loveliness is surpassed by a mortal. The jealousy of Venus is aroused and she orders her son, Cupid, the God of Love, to avenge the indignity. One glance at Psyche and Cupid revolts. He beseeches his mother to relent, but Venus is deaf to his pleading and swears to destroy her rival's powers. While joy reigns in the court of Psyche's father, Venus strikes at Psyche by inflicting an illness upon the king. His malady baffles all, and in desperation the queen consults the oracle. The oracle decrees that when Psyche marries a mortal her father will be saved. However, Psyche's husband will be a monster who will devour her.

Depuis qu'un mystérieux inconnu et son domestique se sont installés dans un manoir des environs d'un village provençal, une vague de crimes s'est abattue sur le pays et sème la terreur chez les habitants. Le jeune Jean Lormeau, refusant de céder à la peur, part à la rencontre de l'inquiétant propriétaire pour percer son secret.

A young intellectual, J. Powers, loses his faith in God after the untimely death of his wife. He devotes his great talents to writing a shockingly blasphemous book, debunking all religion, and then embarks on a trip to Jerusalem. Far from reconciling him to God, the sight of all the different sects worshipping in that ancient city only serves to embitter him and deepen his unbelief. One day, wandering in the country, he loses his way and stops to ask directions at a small house. The inhabitants are a poor but devout family whose daughter, Ruth, revives his broken heart. At the risk of losing her, he confesses to her his loss of faith, and she gently declares that meditation on the Gospels will heal him. He sorrowfully tells her that he wishes he could believe as she does, but it is impossible.

An Englishman commits adultery with a Sicilian woman.