Charles De Rochefort
The Ten Commandments (1923)
The first part tells the story of Moses leading the Jews from Egypt to the Promised Land, his receipt of the tablets and the worship of the golden calf. The second part shows the efficacy of the commandments in modern life through a story set in San Francisco. Two ... (more)
The first part tells the story of Moses leading the Jews from Egypt to the Promised Land, his receipt of the tablets and the worship of the golden calf. The second part shows the efficacy of the commandments in modern life through a story set in San Francisco. Two ... (more)
Hollywood (1923)
Angela comes to Hollywood with only two things: Her dream to become a movie star, and Grandpa. She leaves an Aunt, a brother, Grandma, and her longtime boyfriend back in Centerville. Despite seeing major movie stars around every corner, and knocking on every ... (more)
Angela comes to Hollywood with only two things: Her dream to become a movie star, and Grandpa. She leaves an Aunt, a brother, Grandma, and her longtime boyfriend back in Centerville. Despite seeing major movie stars around every corner, and knocking on every ... (more)
Madame Sans-Gêne (1925)
A French washerwoman becomes a duchess and a friend of Napoleon. (more)
A French washerwoman becomes a duchess and a friend of Napoleon. (more)
The Cheat (1923)
After losing money she embezzled, a socialite borrows cash from a foreign "prince" who expects sexual favors in return. (more)
After losing money she embezzled, a socialite borrows cash from a foreign "prince" who expects sexual favors in return. (more)
Max and His Mother-in-Law (1911)
Max and his young bride attempt to enjoy an Alpine honeymoon, despite the presence of her mother. (more)
Max and his young bride attempt to enjoy an Alpine honeymoon, despite the presence of her mother. (more)
The Mask of Horror (1912)
A mad sculptor, searching for the perfect realization of "the mask of horror", places himself in front of a mirror after smearing blood over himself with the glass of an oil lamp. He then swallows a virulent poison to observe the effects of pain. (more)
A mad sculptor, searching for the perfect realization of "the mask of horror", places himself in front of a mirror after smearing blood over himself with the glass of an oil lamp. He then swallows a virulent poison to observe the effects of pain. (more)
Law of the Lawless (1923)
Sahande, a Tartar girl placed on the block to be sold, is bought by Costa, a Gypsy chief who outbids Sahande's fiancé, Sender. Costa marries the infuriated Sahande but agrees to give her 10 days in which either to return his love or have Sender fight him. (more)
Sahande, a Tartar girl placed on the block to be sold, is bought by Costa, a Gypsy chief who outbids Sahande's fiancé, Sender. Costa marries the infuriated Sahande but agrees to give her 10 days in which either to return his love or have Sender fight him. (more)
Shadows of Paris (1924)
A young woman rises from an apache dancer to become a wealthy woman in post-WW1 Paris. (more)
A young woman rises from an apache dancer to become a wealthy woman in post-WW1 Paris. (more)
The Marriage Maker (1923)
A matchmaker sets out to have a rich woman marry the not-so-rich boy she loves, and tries to persuade a poverty-stricken nobleman to marry the commoner he loves. (more)
A matchmaker sets out to have a rich woman marry the not-so-rich boy she loves, and tries to persuade a poverty-stricken nobleman to marry the commoner he loves. (more)
Southern Cross (1932)
Professor Ménard and his daughter Madeleine leave Paris for Algeria, in the Hoggar mountain where they meet Aftan who has just left the Army where he was known as Grandconseil. (more)
Professor Ménard and his daughter Madeleine leave Paris for Algeria, in the Hoggar mountain where they meet Aftan who has just left the Army where he was known as Grandconseil. (more)
King of Camargue (1922)
At the mouth of the Rhone, Jacques Renaud and his fiancee Lisette are cursed by a gypsy woman as punishment for their wrong decision. (more)
At the mouth of the Rhone, Jacques Renaud and his fiancee Lisette are cursed by a gypsy woman as punishment for their wrong decision. (more)
The End of Robespierre (1912)
This film is not exceedingly well acted, but has the additional charm of being taken from the actual history of the man whose personality dominated the Committee of Safety in the early days of the French Revolution. It's tragic but enthralling, and full of the ... (more)
This film is not exceedingly well acted, but has the additional charm of being taken from the actual history of the man whose personality dominated the Committee of Safety in the early days of the French Revolution. It's tragic but enthralling, and full of the ... (more)
L'Arlésienne (1922)
The final film of André Antoine.Based on the play by Alphonse Daudet. In the nineteenth century, in Camargue, the charming Frédéri, young son of wealthy farmers, is madly in love with a beautiful Arlesienne and wants only to marry her. But the family learns that ... (more)
The final film of André Antoine.Based on the play by Alphonse Daudet. In the nineteenth century, in Camargue, the charming Frédéri, young son of wealthy farmers, is madly in love with a beautiful Arlesienne and wants only to marry her. But the family learns that ... (more)
Max Linder Does All the Sports (1913)
Max reads in a newspaper, that Gladys Maxence, a rich American woman, seeks a young sportsman for marriage... (more)
Max reads in a newspaper, that Gladys Maxence, a rich American woman, seeks a young sportsman for marriage... (more)