Editor's Top Picks Sharing the Atmosphere of Les Amoureux: Cult Guide

Dir: Marcel L'Herbier

An indigenous uprising in British controlled Iraq threatens the route to India, as a lobe triangle develops among the expatriates.

Dir: Marcel L'Herbier

In a time of national emergency, the wife of the Captain of a French battleship finds that her former lover is now the her husband's first officer. Her attempts to sort out this situation get mixed in with shipwreck and court martial.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Sacrifice d'honneur perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Marcel L'Herbier

Rouletabille comes to the aid of a recently remarried lady whose late criminal husband turns out to be still alive.Her honeymoon is at a fantastic art deco villa perched above the Riviera.

Dir: Marcel L'Herbier

A woman suffers ill repute when she deserts her husband for a fling with an adventurer and gives the lover jewelry to pay the hotel bill. Will the husband be understanding and forgive her?

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Le parfum de la dame en noir perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Marcel L'Herbier

The illegitimate son of a music-hall star and an ambitious politician has grown up to become a journalist. He decides to get back at his father by using blackmail.

Dir: Marcel L'Herbier

Sibilla is a single mother, working as a gypsy dancer in a lousy cafe in the south of Spain. Unable to keep with the costs of his son's medical bills, she asks for help to Estiria, her son's biological father and one of the richest men in town. After being rejected, Sibilla vows to save her son's life by any means necessary - even at the cost of her own life.

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

Dir: Marcel L'Herbier

Injured by anarchist Philippe Lucher, film actress Clara Stuart falls in love with her attacker and decides to plead in his favor at his trial.

Dir: Marcel L'Herbier

A professor's daughter is attacked in her sealed bedroom.Her fiance is suspected but a cub journalist finds the surprising culprit.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of L'enfant de l'amour perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Marcel L'Herbier

Ludivine Bucaille stupidly wishes that Leherg and his son Delphin both die at sea. Amazingly, Leherg actually is lost at sea but his son somehow survives. His mother subsequently dies of sorrow. Remorseful, Ludivine gets her parents to take Delphin in their care. She makes sure the house is nice and tidy. Delphin and Ludivine grow to love each other and eventually get engaged. But father Bucaille, a drunk, wants Ludivine to marry Lauderin, the owner of a bar. Ludivine, in a moment of jealousy, thinking that Delphin has cheated on her, accepts. As Delpin plans on leaving the country the day after the engagement, Ludivine takes a boat to meet him. Lauderin sneaks into the boat and, as a storm hits it, he attempts to rape her. Delphin comes to the rescue. The two lovers can now unite.

Dir: Marcel L'Herbier

A triangle set in Morocco involving a nouveau riche businessman, his wife and her former lover.Meanwhile a French officer in Morocco accomplishes much for his country.