Woman of Destiny
1928 · Movie · 120 min. · France
La Danseuse Orchidée represents an emerging genre of film that asserted the cultural internationalism of the new post-war generation and defined the ‘modern’ through dance, costume, and décor. American actor Ricardo Cortez plays the lead opposite Louise Lagrange in this story of dramatic intrigue surrounding an exotic dancer known as The Orchid and the man who loves her. This new restoration by Pathé Gaumont provides a rare glimpse into the exquisite European melodramas of the silent era.
Direction Léonce Perret
Cast Louise Lagrange · Ricardo Cortez · Xenia Desni · Danièle Parola · Marcya Capri · Marthe Lepers · Henri Richard · Siegfried Arno · Gaston Jacquet · Henriette Clairval-Térof · Thérèse deZunin · Fielding · Ernest Chambéry · Armand Dutertre · Madame Stavelly · Damorès · Henri Mène · Violet · Julio de Romero · Flore Deschamps · Gil Roland · Denise Lorys · Nilda Duclos · Yvette Dubost
Screenplay Jean-Joseph Renaud
Cinematography Léonce-Henri Burel · René Colas · Jacques Montéran
Original title La danseuse Orchidée
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Not rated (FilmAffinity)
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