Movies: Vera Brechling

  • 1912
    The City Hyena

    The City Hyena (1912)

    The City Hyena

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    Having grown up in poverty, the ambitious Nana is determined to break out of it. She becomes part of the Paris theatre scene and gets involved with several of the men who court her. However, Nana’s impoverished past catches up with her, and the story...

    The City Hyena
  • 1911
    Pride comes before a Fall

    Pride comes before a Fall (1911)

    Pride comes before a Fall

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    Joy abounds in the little workers’ home when the three daughters of the family all come home wearing an engagement ring. When the sons-in-law come to visit, one in particular stands out. The merchant Black is wealthy and wears fine clothes, but the l...

    Pride comes before a Fall
  • 1911
    The Manicurist with the Big Heart

    The Manicurist with the Big Heart (1911)

    The Manicurist with the Big Heart

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    The aristocratic Krag refuses to let his daughter marry the bourgeois Carl Vedel, even though the whole family begs him to permit the match. Fortunately, several opportunities for persuading the stubborn patriarch suddenly appear. For example, it tur...

    The Manicurist with the Big Heart
  • 1912
    God Decides

    God Decides (1912)

    God Decides

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    A Savoyard peasant family is banished from their home because they have not paid their taxes on time. When the count sees the family’s beautiful daughter Annette, he immediately suggests that they can stay if Annette comes to the estate as a housemai...

    God Decides
  • 1912
    Memento Mori

    Memento Mori (1912)

    Memento Mori

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    Laurent, a painter, observes the performance of the dancer Marguerite and immediately feels drawn to her beauty and being. He invites her to his studio and the two fall in love. Unfortunately, Marguerite is already married to Stelio, who soon finds o...

    Memento Mori