A dancer who kills with her eyes—and her intel. Espionage has never looked this tragic.
Tania, a young girl from Central Europe, leaves her home because of her abusive father. Trained, in spite of herself, in the nets of the secret services, she becomes a renowned dancer who travels the major capitals, in search of military information. In 1917, in Paris, she was arrested and sentenced to death. She will be executed despite the fervent defense of her lawyer who has fallen in love with her.
Acting
Véra Korène's haunted eyes do all the heavy lifting.
Production
Paris 1917 recreated with smoky elegance on a shoestring.
Director
Jean-Paul Paulin
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released as Europe braced for war, the film's fatalism feels prescient—French cinema anticipating its own darkness.
Véra Korène was a major stage star; this rare film appearance was nearly her only one—she preferred live audiences who couldn't rewind her death scene.
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