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Tout se paie (1921)

Tout se paie poster
Directed by
Henry Houry
Genre
drama film, silent film
Country
France
Rating
10.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A doctor learns that his studies were paid for with money meant for an abandoned child. He gives up his love and joins a monastery.

sombermelancholicrestrainedmoralisticslow-pacedintrospectiveold-fashionedquiet

What happens

Tout se paie est un film français réalisé par Henry Houry et sorti en 1921. Le docteur Jean Corbières et Madeleine de Preuil s'aiment, mais il apprend que ses parents ont payé ses études avec de l'argent destiné à un enfant abandonné. Il renonce à son amour, et entre au couvent. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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