André Calmettes
Director · 1861 – 1942 · Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Movies4
- MovieDrama
In the glittering salons of Parisian high society, a celebrated duchess known for her beauty and charm becomes entangled in a provocative game of power and pride when a stoic and decorated general resists her allure. What begins as a flirtatious challenge soon unravels into a story of unrequited love, emotional reckoning, and the consequences of vanity. As their paths diverge, the two are drawn together once more under unexpected and tragic circumstances, revealing the enduring grip of passion and the quiet devastation of missed chances.
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La closerie des Genets
1925 · 1 votes
Movie2.5DramaThe beautiful and flirtatious Duchess of Langeais has set her sights on General de Meyran, a straight and serious man, and manages to invite him to her place alone. When the General declares his love for her, the Duchess's friends, informed, burst in. The General, thus demeaned, leaves, swearing that he will never see her again. However, the Duchess, who had fallen in love with the General, writes him many letters asking for his forgiveness but nothing happened. Years pass. The General is called to Spain by Ferdinand VII. And while he visited a Carmelite convent in Formentera, he recognized the Duchess as one of the nuns. The same evening, he tries to abduct her, to unexpected consequences.
Madame de Langeais
1910 · 1 votes
- Movie2.0DramaRomance
The Count of Féredia, ex-officer of the Spanish army and prisoner of war, gains the favors of a young woman whose jealous husband spies relentlessly on their conduct. An adaptation of the Balzac story.