Hidden Genre Gems In Alignment with the style of Éducation de prince: Cult Guide

Dir: Henri Diamant-Berger

On the night that Shirley Chamberlain's father announces her engagement to Billy Emerson, her childhood sweetheart, Don Calvert, a stranger from the city, is present. Learning that Billy is to spend a year establishing himself before the marriage, Calvert invites him to New York; and following a tearful farewell he sets out. Calvert arranges for Billy to become infatuated with Blanchita D'Acosta, a revue star, then summons Shirley to the city; but when Calvert undertakes a flirtation with Shirley, Blanchita becomes violently jealous. At a nightclub with Calvert, Shirley pretends to be gay and frivolous, shocking Billy and provoking his wrath. Drugged by Calvert, she is taken to his apartment; Billy arrives to find her defying him for stealing her jewels, rescues her, and takes her home.

Dir: Henri Diamant-Berger

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Marionettes perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

A fairy gives life to marionettes. They soon experience the hardships of human life and as soon as they regret the transformation, the fairy gives them back their previous form.

Dir: Henri Diamant-Berger

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Henri Diamant-Berger

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Vingt ans après perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Maurice returns out of habit in the apartment from which he has just moved and turns the lives of the new tenants upside down.

Dir: Henri Diamant-Berger

Roger collects girls but falls for Miss Massoubre while her innocent brother Louis-Philippe discovers night life.

Dir: Henri Diamant-Berger

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Par habitude perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Maurice impersonates a piano tuner so he can seduce a girl.

Dir: Henri Diamant-Berger

M. Martinet has two daughters Floflo and Lulu, and a passion: boxing. He hires a new boxer named Jim Bougne, who has just arrived from the USA to give lessons to his daughters. He also happens to expect the girls to marry a boxer. When he surprises Lulu with her sweetheart Maurice, who hates boxing, Lulu pretends he is actually Jim Bougne. And when the actual Jim comes along, she locks him up in a closet. Martinet, suspicious, warns Maurice that he will stick with him until the evening when Jim Bougne is supposed to fight with Professor Orino and Marcel Dantesse. Maurice will fight bravely to win the fight and his girl.

Dir: Henri Diamant-Berger

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Le mauvais garçon perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Cardinal Richelieu is desirous of embarrassing his king and D'Artagnan for political purposes. Employs Milady de Winter to help his cause. D'Artagnan, however, is faithful to his queen and sweetheart, Constance, the latter in her services as spy. Milady is captured but a traitor aids her to escape. However, she has her revenge by poisoning Constance and in turn is beheaded.

Dir: Henri Diamant-Berger

Back from an alcohol-fueled evening, two former high school friends wake up and find they may have murdered a female coal-dealer...