After a society lady abandons him for a cad, a sensitive young painter becomes a monk. But when his former beloved is later destitute with an illegitimate child, will he now be able to help her?
Direction
Grémillon's early mastery of shadow and religious iconography.
Acting
Rosita Díaz Gimeno's operatic suffering, face carved by grief.
Cinematography
Spanish locations that feel painted, not photographed.
Director
Jean Grémillon
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Grémillon shot this in Spain to escape French studio constraints, creating his most visually liberated early work.
A rare 1930s film where the 'fallen woman' isn't punished by death—just relentless, grinding sorrow.
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