Sola (1931)
Directed by Henri Diamant-Berger

Drama
aka: Alone

Film Synopsis

A once great star is now reduced to singing in a café-concert in Singapore. In love with one man, she is forced to give herself to his rival. A young man falls in love with her voice and, in a state of madness, he kills her before committing suicide.
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Film Credits

  • Director: Henri Diamant-Berger
  • Script: Jean Barreyre, Gab Sorrère
  • Cast: Damia (Sola), Henri Rollan (Jeff), Ginette Maddie (Marianne), Jean-Louis Allibert (Yvon), Marguerite Moreno (Ellane), Nadine Picard (Nadia), Marcel Vallée (Célestin), Pierre Moreno (Auguste), Habib Benglia (L'Hindou), Henri Lévêque (Albert), Louis Merlac (Le docteur), Pierre Larquey (Le comandant), Jean Robert (Alex), Roger Dann, Raphaël Lievin
  • Country: France
  • Language: French
  • Support: Black and White
  • Runtime: 79 min
  • Aka: Alone

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