Carmen (1918)
Carmen retells Prosper Merimée’s classic tale of a Romani woman who seduces a military officer and sends each of them on a trajectory of dramatic self-destruction.
The Doll (and I Don't Want to Be a Man)
The Doll follows the misadventures of an effete young man who must wed in order to inherit a fortune. In I Don’t Want to Be a Man, a teenaged tomboy, tired of being bossed around by her strict guardian, impersonates a man so she can have more fun, but discovers that being the opposite sex has …
Madame DuBarry
Mesmerizing silent film icon Pola Negri stars as Jeanne Bécu, Countess of Barry, who rises from humble origins to become a plaything of the rich and powerful during the firestorm of the French Revolution.
The Oyster Princess (and Meyer From Berlin)
The Oyster Princess follows the efforts of a wealthy American tycoon to marry off his free-spirited daughter to an impoverished German prince.