
Misanthrope Raymond Ferray's life of peace and quiet is disrupted by the arrival of his new neighbors the Rovels. Lady Rovel designs on marrying her daughter Meg to the much older Marquis de Boisgenêt.

Miss Rovel (1930) Review: A Study in Solitude and DefianceVictor Cherbuliez’s Miss Rovel is a film that thrives in the silences between its characters. It is not a story of grand gestures or explosive confrontations, but rather a slow-burning exploration of the chasm between societal obligation and personal integrity. ...


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"Miss Rovel (1930) Review: A Study in Solitude and DefianceVictor Cherbuliez’s Miss Rovel is a film that thrives in the silences between its characters. It is not a story of grand gestures or explosive confrontations, but rather a slow-burning exploration of the chasm between societal obligation and personal integrity. Set against the backdrop of a France still reeling from the aftershocks of World War I, the film’s narrative orbits Raymond Ferray (Jean Devalde), a man whose misanthropy is as met..."
Victor Cherbuliez
France

