by Hal Erickson
synopsis
Marie-Jose Nat plays Amelie in this melancholy French melodrama. Extremely depressed when her beloved cousin Jean Sorel is stolen away by a temptress, Amelie loses the will to live. Upon his return, Sorel discovers that his sister has died. With no one left to care for, Sorel opts for a solitary life on the sea. Director Michel Drach adapted his screenplay from a novel by Michele Angot.
characteristics
- Love
- Girl
- Friend
- Name-clearing
- Prison-guard
- Unrequited
- Tragic-love
- False-accusation
- Dying
- Courtmartial
- Childhood
- Cousin
- Dead
- Disaster
- Death
