A 1923 French short where cabaret grime meets haute couture dreams — and yes, it's only 32 minutes.
Eugenie, a young girl with a delicate temperament, runs away from the sordid cabaret run by her mother. Helped by a providential coincidence, she became a model in a fashion house on the Champs-Élysées.
Costume
The fashion house sequences are a silent-era Vogue spread come alive.
Production
Champs-Élysées glamour vs. cabaret squalor — production design doing heavy lifting.
Director
Tony Lekain
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
1923 French cinema loved 'cabaret girl redemption' plots — this was basically their rom-com template before talkies killed the vibe.
Tony Lekain directed dozens of now-lost shorts; this rare survivor shows why French studios bet on fashion-world fantasies during the année folles.
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