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La bergère d'Ivry (1913)

Also known as Shepherdess of Ivry

1913 · Silent film · 14 min · dir. Maurice Tourneur

  • Comedy
  • Drama

Synopsis

Hortense Fauvel, the wife of a village postmaster, takes Aimée, a young shepherdess, under her wing. Aimée soon becomes engaged to François, the Fauvel’s loyal servant. At a fête hosted by the Count of Granval, Aimée gives her fiancé a knife, telling him that he should kill her if ever she ceases to be faithful to him. That same day, the Count is planning to have an amorous liaison with Hortense, but Aimée intervenes. To save her mistress from a scandal, Aimée tells the postmaster that it is…

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Details

Director
Maurice Tourneur
Writer
Maurice Tourneur
Studio
Société Française des Films Éclair
Released
1913-07-14
Original title
La bergère d'Ivry
Running time
14 minutes

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