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The Unknown Dancer (1929)

The Unknown Dancer poster
Original title
Le Danseur inconnu
Directed by
René Barberis
Genre
silent film
Country
France
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A performer struggles with love and identity in the silent film era. The story follows a dancer caught between personal desires and professional obligations.

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What happens

The Unknown Dancer (French: Le danseur inconnu) is a 1929 French silent film directed by René Barberis and starring Véra Flory, André Nicolle and André Roanne. It is based on a play by Tristan Bernard. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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