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Vultural
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A few reviews . . (film or TV)
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14-Jun-2022, 1:22 PM

The Three-Sided Mirror - 1927 - 6/10
AKA - La Glace A Trois Faces

Story of Paul Morand, Jazz Age playboy.
He strings three ladies along, Pearl being the most expensive and high maintenance.

For Paul, there are endless lovelies available, so each vignette is a weary end.
Breakups dismissive, casual, scornful.
Jean Epstein silent uses double exposures to memorable effect, showing inner thoughts and premonitions.
Later, there are jump cuts and brief edits, which would not be common for decades.
I was unable to sync subs, though the version I saw, the intertitles were spoken aloud by Jean-Pierre Aumont.
Elegant film.