Paris 1883. Yvette is the daughter of a courtesan who serves men of wealth and status. She is unaware of how her mother makes money and why they are always in the presence of princes, dukes and barons. Only when Yvette goes away on a holiday she realizes that the Banker Saval is engaging her mother in such activities, she suddenly feels dirty.
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Cast
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Pauline Carton
Clémence
Known for
The Blood of a Poet
The Story of a Cheat
Catherine Hessling
Yvette
Known for
The Little Match Girl
Walter Byron
Jean de Servigny
Known for
Queen Kelly
Jean-François Martial
Pascal
Known for
Mon Oncle
Wooden Crosses
Jean Marconi
Dancer
Also in
Francis the First
La Femme et le rossignol
Blanche Bernis
Dolorès
Also in
Nothing But Time
The Tournament
Alberto Cavalcanti Director · Guy de Maupassant Story
First release December 30, 1927 · Produced in France
Production
Néo-Film
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France
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French
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
France · December 30, 1927
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No release date listed for United States.
Brazil
September 26, 2026 · Limited theatrical · Cinemateca Brasileira (Retrospectiva "O Brasileiro Alberto Cavalcanti")
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