She broke his heart, then became his nurse. Classic toxic romance or divine redemption? You decide.
A beautiful and serious woman renounces the love that inspires her Gerard, a man younger than her. Later, Gerard having become blind, she takes the place of the nurse, then confesses her identity to the cripple who opens his arms to her.
Acting
Louisa de Mornand's restrained suffering — absolutely devastating.
Costume
1930s haute couture that screams 'I suffer beautifully.'
Director
Tony Lekain
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was one of only four films co-directed by Tony Lekain and Gaston Ravel, a rare directing partnership in early French cinema.
The 'nurse who is secretly the lost love' trope became a staple of 1930s melodrama, influencing everything from random radio plays to Douglas Sirk's later Hollywood weepies.
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