The Girl of the Dust Bin

A tangled silent melodrama of hidden names and buried pasts, unfolding with patient, old-fashioned intensity and quiet romantic longing.

Directed by

Henri Desfontaines

Starring

Blanche Montel, Madeleine Guitty

Overview

Bamboche threw his wife in the water. She's not dead and re-married with Dartès under an alias. Dartès himself goes under the name of one of Bamboche's friend's. The bigamist wife then falls in love with another man : Dr Verdier, who loves Mariette, a sweet girl who turns out to be the child Dartès abandoned long ago.

How it feels

Melancholic, tense, romantic and dark. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Identity, betrayal, love, family

Content

Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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