The read
It runs a compact 1h 23m.
Synopsis
Hans has killed the dog of Firmin, a shepherd. Wild with rage, Firmin kidnaps Elsi, Hans' fiancée and locks her up at his home. Hans, a peddler, vows to find the missing girl. This is what he does and he manages, with the help of Mânu, the village idiot, to give Elsi a letter. On seeing her, the changeling falls in love at first sight with the young woman. Elsi soon realizes that Mânu can become her instrument of vengeance.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
11 audience votes
Key crew
- Dimitri KirsanoffDirector
- Benjamin FondaneWriter
- Stefan MarkusWriter
- Arthur HoneggerOriginal Music Composer
- Arthur HoéréeOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Dita ParloElsi
- Geymond VitalFirmin
- Jeanne Marie-LaurentLa mère de Firmin
- Auguste BovérioMathias - le colporteur
- Dyk RudensHans
- Hans Kaspar IlgGottfried
- Nadia SibirskaïaJeanne
- Lucas GridouxMânu - l'idiot
- Charles Ferdinand RamuzUn villageois valaisan
- Joe AlexCast
- Robert BaggerCast