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Karina the Dancer (1928)

Karina the Dancer poster
Original title
La maison du Maltais
Directed by
Henri Fescourt
Genre
silent film
Country
France
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A woman becomes entangled in a dangerous love affair with a man from her past. The story follows her struggle between loyalty and desire in a foreign setting.

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What happens

Karina the Dancer (French: La maison du Maltais) is a 1928 French silent drama film directed by Henri Fescourt and starring Marie-Louise Vois, Sylvio De Pedrelli, Louis Vonelly. The film is based on a novel by Jean Vignaud, which was later adapted into 1938 film Sirocco directed by Pierre Chenal. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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