Cœur fidèle AKA The Faithful Heart (1923)

1923 · Silent film · 87 min · dir. Jean Epstein

• Drama
• Romance

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Synopsis

Marie wants to escape from her job and also from her lover, Paul, an unemployed drunk. She dreams of going off with Jean, a dockworker. The two men quarrel and fight over Marie on two occasions, but Paul retains a hold over her. Marie has a baby who falls ill and as time goes on Jean and a crippled neighbor try to help the child. Paul nearly causes the death of the child whilst in a drunken stupor and in a final struggle that occurs, the crippled woman seizes Paul's gun and shoots him dead.

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Details

Director

Jean Epstein

Writer

Jean Epstein

Cinematography

Paul Guichard

Studio

Pathé Consortium Cinéma

Released

1923-11-23

Running time

87 minutes

Language

French

Collection

Feature Films

Cast & crew

• Jean Epstein Director
• GGina Manès
• Léon Mathot
• Edmond van Daële
• Claude Benedict
• MMadame Maufroy
• Marie Epstein
• Madeleine Erickson

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