Sylvie, a young woman who believes to be cursed, lives in the town of Carcassonne with her guardian, Mr. Toulzac. He is a retired teacher who wishes to discover the secret of the Cathars, a Christian sect of the Middle Ages that glorified death over life. Sylvie meets Roland, a composer who instills new hope into her troubled mind. Mr. Toulzac then asks her then to renounce the world and go down a secret tomb he has just found.
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Pierre Richard-Willm
Roland Samblaca
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Jany Holt
Sylvie
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The Lower Depths
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Mlle Perdrières
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Pépé le Moko
Anne Belval
Marie-Claude
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Gaston Gabaroche
Éloi
Known for
French Cancan
Robert Dhéry
L'aubergiste de Tournebelle
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The Little Bather
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Simone Valère
Dominique
Known for
Un Flic
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Fernand Charpin
Fontvieille
Known for
Heartbeat
Fanny
Pierre Palau
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Carnival of Sinners
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Édouard Delmont
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The Return of Don Camillo
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Nicole Bely
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The Great Pack
Lilly Greco
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Serge de Poligny Director · Jean Anouilh Screenplay Gaston Bonheur Screenplay
First release March 22, 1945 · Produced in France · Original title La Fiancée des ténèbres
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Éclair-Journal
Production
France
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Original title
La Fiancée des ténèbres
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · March 22, 1945
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