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The Fortunes of Fifi (1917)

The Fortunes of Fifi poster
Directed by
Robert G. Vignola
Genre
silent film, romance film
Country
United States
Runtime
50 min
Rated
NR
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young woman in Napoleonic France navigates romance and adventure. The story follows her fortunes during that era.

historicalromanticlighthearteddatedquaintnostalgicslow-paced

What happens

The Fortunes of Fifi is a 1917 American silent historical romance film directed by Robert G. Vignola and starring Marguerite Clark. Based on the novel of the same name by Molly Elliot Seawell, the film is set in France and takes place during the era of Napoleon Bonaparte. The film is now presumed lost. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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