The Cigarette

The Cigarette

1919 · 51 min · FR · 7.0 (18 votes)
Dir. Germaine Dulac · Starring Andrée Brabant, Gabriel Signoret, Jules Raucourt, Genevieve Williams
Drama

A Parisian museum director believes his wife is cheating on him and so places a poisoned cigarette in the box on his desk, thus allowing chance to decide the moment of his death.

VIBE

A somber, visually striking silent film. It’s a brooding exploration of suspicion and despair, where every glance and gesture carries immense weight. The atmosphere is thick with unspoken tension, leading to a stark, inevitable conclusion.

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