Two young doctors, surprised by the storm, take refuge in an inn. A diamond broker joins them and, for lack of space, shares their room. At dawn he is found dead. A few years later justice is done.

The almost financially ruined French gentleman Gaston Dewalter spends several days in Biarritz before going off in the Hispano-Suiza, a luxe car which was a present from his friends. George becomes the lover of Lady Stéphane Oswill pretending he is wealthy. Then Stéphane spends the remaining funds with which the now desperate George hoped to rebuild his fortune in Senegal.

1929 film directed by Jean Epstein

A wealthy young businessman consecutively falls in love with a classy English woman (Pearl), a Russian sculptress (Athalia), and a naive working-class girl (Lucie).

法国电影导演。先锋派电影的代表人物之一。1897年 3月25日生于华沙，1953年卒于巴黎。爱浦斯坦原是散文作家和哲学家，曾在L.德吕克主办的电影杂志上发表文章热情称颂“第七艺术”。1922年，他首次执导了《巴斯德传》。次年，执导了根据巴尔扎克小说改编的《红色旅店》以及《忠实的心》。这些影片在蒙太奇手法的应用上十分精彩，获得了巨大成功。爱浦斯坦成为先锋时期印象主义学派的重要人物。此后爱浦斯坦开始拍摄了一些商业影片。但是他从未完全抛弃对电影艺术的探索：1927年他导演了《┩$×11》、 《三面镜》，次年导演了《于谢家的没落》，其中仍使人感受到先锋派风格。
爱浦斯坦此后转向纪录片，他试图表现真实生活中的奇观壮景。1929年执导了《最后的土地》，次年执导了《乌鸦海》。1948年，他完成了最后一部短片《海之火》。

1928 French film by Jean Epstein