The Pearl

1929 · 34 MIN · IMDB 7.2 · 273 VOTES · DIR. Henri d'Ursel

Overview

A silent, surreal short involving a man buying a pearl necklace. He meets a woman who also desires the necklace.

Fantasy1920s

Dialogue Timeline — 11 lines

00:00:02 An A.R.C. production
00:00:10 The Pearl
00:00:17 A Georges Hugnet film
00:00:28 Starring Kissa Kouprine, the thief
00:00:35 Georges Hugnet, the young man
00:00:42 Mary Stutz, the fiancée Renée Savoy, the sleepwalker
00:00:51 Photography Marc Bujard
00:27:41 Lulu, I had a lovely pearl for you. It was stolen
00:27:44 and I gave it to the thief, out of love.
00:27:55 This is unforgivable.
00:27:57 I hope you'll sleep peacefully in your garden.

Cast & Characters

Georges Hugnet Le jeune homme Kissa Kouprine La voleuse Renee Savoye La somnambule Mary Stutz Lulu - La fiancée du jeune homme

Dialogue Record

Lines indexed11
Dialogue density0.3 lines / min
First line00:00:02
Final line00:27:57

Production Record

DirectorHenri d'Ursel
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes273