La fiancée des ténèbres

Mar 22 1945 N/A 1h 40m
Drama, Fantasy, Mystery

Sylvie, a young woman who believes to be cursed, lives in the town of Carcassonne with her guardian, Mr. Toulzac. He is a retired teacher who wishes to discover the secret of the Cathars, a Christian sect of the Middle Ages that glorified death over life. Sylvie meets Roland, a composer who instills new hope into her troubled mind. Mr. Toulzac then asks her then to renounce the world and go down a secret tomb he has just found.

Plot

Sylvie, a girl who believes she is cursed having seen her two lovers die in tragic circumstances, lives in the town of Carcassonne, in the South of France with her adoptive guardian, Mr. Toulzac. This one, a retired school teacher, has a passion: to discover the secret of the Cathars, a Christian sect of the Middle Ages that glorified death over life. One day Sylvie meets Roland, a pianist and composer back home in Carcassonne. A handsome and good man, he instills new hope into Sylvie's troubled mind. Unfortunately her uncle asks her then to renounce the world and to follow him down into a secret cathedral he has just found...

Written by

Jean Anouilh, Gaston Bonheur, Henri Calef

Directed by

Serge de Poligny

Cast

Pierre Richard-Willm, Jany Holt, Line Noro

Crew

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Production Countries

France

Production Companies

Éclair-Journal

Languages

Français

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
151
Average Rating
6.1 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA