Double Love - 1925 - 6/10
AKA - Le Double Amour
On one side of the club, Laure leads the charity gala, raising money for the poor.
On the other, Jacques, having gambled away his own fortune, having lost Laure’s jewels, is now losing the charity funds she entrusted to him.
Jacques flees, Laure loses her wealth, her status, her reputation.
Stuffy drama about the perils of gambling and a woman drawn to extremely weak willed men.
Despite that, one views this for Jean Epstein’s directorial flourishes.
His editing is masterful, particularly the lap dissolves.
Cavernous sets are remarkable, as well, and the reaction shots of secondary and tertiary characters is generous.
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