Summary
Amidst the gilded decay of Belle Époque Paris, socialite Adèle de Montclair (Jeanne Briey) orchestrates a dangerous ballet of seduction and betrayal. After bankrupting her aging protector Comte de Valois (Jacques Grétillat) through calculated romantic manipulations, she ensnares idealistic industrialist Laurent Dubois (Pierre Magnier). Her intricate web unravels when Valois' embittered nephew Henri (Maurice Lagrenée) uncovers her scheme, triggering a catastrophic chain of events culminating in a rain-lashed confrontation on Pont Alexandre III. As Dubois' morality clashes with Adèle's nihilistic pragmatism, the film dissects societal rot through chiaroscuro lighting that transforms ballrooms into gilded prisons.
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Director
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Michel Zévaco
