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1919 · 51 mins
Directed by
Germaine Dulac
Starring
Gabriel Signoret, Genevieve Williams, Jules Raucourt, Andrée Brabant

A Parisian museum director, convinced his wife is unfaithful, deliberately places a poisoned cigarette in the drawer of his desk, turning his own demise into a game of chance. He waits for the moment the cigarette will be lit, allowing fate to decide when he dies.

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