La femme aux yeux fermés

In this 1924 silent drama, a woman of high social standing lives within a self-imposed cocoon of ignorance, shielded from the harsh realities of her husband's moral decay and the suffering of the lower classes. Based on the work of the moralist writer Pierre L'Ermite, the story follows her internal awakening as the 'blindness' that protected her privilege begins to fail. It is a psychological study of denial, where the protagonist must choose between the comfort of her closed eyes and the painful clarity of the truth. The narrative shifts from the opulent interiors of French high society to the stark, gritty environments where the consequences of her family's actions are laid bare, forcing a spiritual and social reckoning.