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Dir: Jean Grémillon

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Jean Grémillon

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

1852 Munich. The Austrian Ambassador's son is to marry Annie Tomasini when he is in love with her sister Thérèse.

Dir: Jean Grémillon

Soldier Lucien meets elegant Madeleine one night in Cannes. Lovestruck, he follows her to Paris after he is discharged. Their love affair begins anew, but eventually runs cold and he returns to Orange in the south of France. She follows.

Dir: Jean Grémillon

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

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Jean Grémillon

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Jean Grémillon

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

A well received,impressionistic short subject on tuna fishing, for which Gremillon composed an accompaniment on mechanical piano to be synchronized with the images.

Dir: Jean Grémillon

After a society lady abandons him for a cad, a sensitive young painter becomes a monk. But when his former beloved is later destitute with an illegitimate child, will he now be able to help her?

Dir: Jean Grémillon

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

Victor Berthier, a good man but also a very jealous one, killed his wife in a fit of jealousy. After serving a few years in a chain gang, he is released for good behavior. He feels very happy to be able to return to Paris and to meet Lise, his daughter, again. But, to his dismay, he finds that Lise, through the fault of André, her lover and pimp, has unwillingly committed a murder.

Dir: Jean Grémillon

Two lighthouse keepers (the father and the son) are to spend one entire month in the middle of the sea near the coasts of Brittany; the young man is ill.

Dir: Jean Grémillon

Shades of Othello loom in this engrossing exploration of class, race, and murder set on an ocean liner. Young Dainah encounters an engineer on board who mistakes pleasantries for flirtation. When she disappears the next day, suspicion spreads not only to the engineer but also to Dainah's husband. Forward-thinking and absorbing.