The Perfume of the Lady in Black (1931)
- Original title
- Le Parfum de la dame en noir
- Directed by
- Marcel L'Herbier
- Genre
- crime film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 1h 49m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 5.7 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A detective investigates a case involving a mysterious woman in black. The film follows clues in a manor setting.
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What happens
The Perfume of the Lady in Black (French: Le parfum de la dame en noir) is a 1931 French mystery film directed by Marcel L'Herbier and starring Roland Toutain, Huguette Duflos, and Marcel Vibert. It is an adaptation of the 1908 novel The Perfume of the Lady in Black by Gaston Leroux featuring the detective Joseph Rouletabille. It follows on from L'Herbier's The Mystery of the Yellow Room made the previous year. It was shot at the Francoeur Studios in Paris. The film's sets were designed by the art director Pierre Schild. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Mystery of the Yellow Room (1930)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.