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Édith Jéhanne | ... | |
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Uno Henning | ... |
Andreas Labov
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Fritz Rasp | ... |
Khalibiev
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| Brigitte Helm | ... |
Gabrielle
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Adolf E. Licho | ... |
Raymond Ney
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Eugen Jensen | ... |
Andre Ney
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Poitras
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| Sig Arno | ... |
Gaston
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Hertha von Walther | ... |
Margot
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| Vladimir Sokoloff | ... |
Zacharkiewicz
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Jack Trevor |
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Mammey Terja-Basa |
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Josefine Dora |
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Heinrich Gotho |
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Margarete Kupfer | ... |
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In the Crimea, the Reds and the Whites aren't done fighting, and Jeanne discovers that the man she loves is a Bolshevik (when he kills her father). Penniless, she returns to Paris where she works for her uncle. Soon after, her lover Andreas is in France to organize the sailors in Toulon. So also is a thief, traitor, and libertine, Khalibiev, who wants to seduce Jeanne. His schemes, Jeanne and Andreas's naivete, and a lost diamond bring the lovers to the brink of tragedy. Written by <[email protected]>
Like most films, The Love of Jeanne Ney is a melodrama, one of the right sort that absorbs you in the story. One hook is, or was, political, with a choice of sides in the Civil War in Russia, refined as support for workers in France, including Jeanne at her typewriter while her uncle does fancy deals. The lasting hook is the skill with which the film is made, particularly the handling of scenes on a train and outdoor scenes. These include lengthy tracking shots well edited together: the hero, running to keep up with an automobile, and especially a long walk through crowds in the market of Les Halles in Paris, which is Atget in motion. Without Pabst, no Renoir, no Altman.