A torch song singer loves a man she must destroy to save. Pre-war Barcelona never looked this doomed.
A cabaret singer in Barcelona sacrifices her feelings for an exiled young Frenchman who had been falsely accused of a crime, when the sister of the real culprit seeks the exile out.
Acting
Balder's face contains multitudes she never speaks aloud.
Cinematography
Shadow-drenched Barcelona streets that breathe noir before noir existed.
Director
Willy Rozier
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Willy Rozier shot this in just 18 days on location in Barcelona, smuggling equipment past authorities who suspected political subtext in the 'exile' storyline.
Released months before the Spanish Civil War erupted, the film's atmosphere of looming catastrophe now reads as unintentionally prophetic—Barcelona's nightlife about to be extinguished for a generation.
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