Novel
An antiques dealer misses out on some of life's pleasures because of his obsession with doing everything fast.
Writer
Стремительный Пьер Ниокс… Его жизнь — бесконечное движение. Он легко жонглирует древними сокровищами, передавая их из рук в руки и, оставаясь в прибыли. Обладать красивой женщиной или иметь огромный счет в банке — для Пьера ничто. Быть единственным обладателем уникальной ценности — вот его единственная страсть, ради которой он готов на все! Что поделаешь — перед нами упрямый одиночка, сумасшедший игрок. Но всякая игра, даже длиною в жизнь, имеет конец…
Novel
Commandant Gardefort, horseman at the Cadre Noir Riding Academy in Saumur, having given up hope of promotion decides to retire. To fill his time until then, he buys a mare, Milady, and in two years trains her to the highest dressage haute ecole standards. But he finds himself in dire financial straits over his divorce, and is obliged to sell the mare. She is bought by a rich Belgian banker, who transforms Milady into a circus horse. Visiting him, Gardefort resolves the situation in the only way he sees fit.
Story
A young dance student accidentally cripples a teacher she doesn't like.
Novel
As its title indicates, La Mort du Cygne (The Dying Swan) is set in the special world of the ballet. Young dance student Janine Charrat idolizes her teacher-role-model Yvette Chauvire, and will do anything to help Chauvire further herself.
Writer
В Испании, ХIV веке, старый идальго по имени Дон Кихот сошел с ума от чтения, поглотив слишком много рыцарских книг. Провозгласив себя рыцарем, он излагает своему оруженосцу, Санчо Панса, идею реформации и возрождения эпохи рыцарства, провозгласив простую девушку своей благородной дамой Дульсинеей, ради которой он готов совершать подвиги… Георг Вильгельм Пабст снимал один и тот же фильм три раза, на трех языках. Данная версия фильма снята на французском языке, две остальных версии сняты на английском и немецком языках (немецкоязычная версия считается утерянной).
Novel
A wealthy young businessman consecutively falls in love with a classy English woman (Pearl), a Russian sculptress (Athalia), and a naive working-class girl (Lucie).
Lars Nelson
A home movie version of the Dumas play. A young woman becomes a courtesan and tragedy befalls her. Appearances are made by many socialites of 1920s Paris and New York.
Story
Therese Duverne (Viola Dana) is bored with her even-tempered husband, Edmond (Adolphe Menjou). Isabelle Fevre (Gale Henry) suggests that Edmond go to the bicycle races and stay out all night. Then she takes Therese there and introduces her to manly Petit Mathieu, one of the racers (Maurice B. Flynn). Since he has just quarreled with his sweetheart, Lea (Jetta Goudal), he is glad to have Therese's attention and offers to run away with her after he wins the six-day race. Lea, meanwhile, is spending her time with Edmond. Therese eventually decides she doesn't care for brutes like Mathieu, and Edmond gains a temper and wins his wife back. Lea and Mathieu are reunited, while Isabelle goes back to helping her own alcoholic sweetheart, Igor (Raymond Griffith), break into the movies.
