Parisette (1921)
Directed by Louis Feuillade

Comedy / Drama

Film Synopsis

Manöela, the granddaughter of the ruined Marquis de Costabella, enters a convent to atone for the crimes of which her grandfather is accused, but she dies during the taking of the veil ceremony.  In Paris, the Marquis meets a young dancer, Parisette, who is the living image of Manöela.  Parisette is the niece of Cogolin, who works as a cashier in the a bank owned by Parisette's amorous admirer, Stéfan.   It transpires that when she was young, Stéfan's wife had a secret love child...
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Film Credits

  • Director: Louis Feuillade
  • Script: Louis Feuillade
  • Cinematographer: Maurice Champreux, Léon Morizet
  • Cast: Sandra Milovanoff (Parisette), Georges Biscot (Cogolin), Fernand Herrmann (Le banquier Stephan), Édouard Mathé (Pedro Alvarez), René Clair (Jean Vernier), Henri-Amédée Charpentier (Le père Lapusse), Jeanne Rollette (Mélanie Parent), Jane Grey (Mme. Stephan), Pierre de Canolle (Joseph), Bernard Derigal (Marquis de Costabella), Arnaud (Candido), Bouboule, Charles Casella, Jules de Spoly, Robert Florey, Lise Jaux, Gaston Michel, Laurent Morléas, Mademoiselle Kithnou
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White / Silent
  • Runtime: 380 min

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