The read
It runs long at 2h 58m.
Synopsis
Mathias Pascal, only son of a once-rich family, marries beautiful Romalinda, who has a terrible mother-in-law. She controls her daughter, and soon his home life becomes a nightmare. His only moments of lights are his mother and baby, but both die on the same day. Shocked, he leaves his hometown and goes to Monte Carlo, where he wins a fortune at the casino. Returning home, he reads his own obituary in a paper. They have found a corpse in a creek and connected it with his disappearance. Mathias, noticing that he is now free from all ties to his old life, decides to start a new one.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
27 audience votes
Key crew
- Marcel L'HerbierDirector
- Marcel L'HerbierWriter
- Joseph-Eugène SzyferOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Ivan MosjoukineMathias Pascal
- Marcelle PradotRomilde Pascal
- Lois MoranAdrienne Paleari
- Marthe MellotMaria Pascal, Mathias's Mother
- Pauline CartonScholastique Pascal
- Irma PerrotSylvia Caporale
- Mireille BarsacFisherman's Widow
- Michel SimonJérôme Pomino
- Isaure DouvanBatta Maldagna
- Pierre BatcheffScipion Papiano
- Georges TérofLover of Number 12, a Player
- Philippe HériatAssessor's Assistant
Stills
Themes
marriagemother-in-lawsilent film