(La Foire aux chimères)

Content: The Director of an international banknote printing institute, mutilated by the face of the Great War, Frank Davres, falls in love with a young woman, Jeanne, admirably beautiful, but blind. He marries her. For her, he ruins himself and comes to issue counterfeit banknotes. The young woman does everything to make people forget her infirmity. One day, following an operation, she recovers her sight and notices the physical and moral ugliness of her husband. She hides her cure until the day when Frank, taken by the police, kills one of his accomplices and commits suicide. Jeanne leaves to join a friend with whom she was performing in a circus.

Countries:

France

Genres:

Drama

Runtime:

107 minutes

Year:

1946

Directors:

Pierre Chenal

Production companies:

France Cinéma Productions

Actors:

Frank Davis

Jeanne "Angela"

Furet

Lenoir

Marie-Louise

Crews:

Director