The Inhuman Woman (1924)
L'inhumaine
135 min
A famous singer Claire Lescot, who lives on the outskirts of Paris, is courted by many men, including a maharajah, Djorah de Nopur, and a young Swedish scientist, Einar Norsen. At her lavish parties she enjoys their amorous attentions but she remains emotionally aloof and heartlessly taunts them. When she is told that Norsen has killed himself because of her, she shows no feelings. At her next concert she is booed by an audience outraged at her coldness and she decides to visit the vault in which Norsen's body lies.
- Release date
- December 12, 1924
- Country of origin
- France
Where to watch
Free
Darkroom
Kanopy
Trailer
Cast
- Jaque Catelain as Einar Norsen
- Léonid Walter de Malte as Wladimir Kranine
- Fred Kellerman as Frank Mahler
- Philippe Hériat as Djorah de Nopur
- Marcelle Pradot as The simpleton
- Kiki of Montparnasse as Muse posing for a painter
- Georgette Leblanc as Claire Lescot
- Prince Tokio as the entertainers
- Las Bonambellas
- Rolf de Mare Ballets
Crew
- Marcel L'Herbier · Director
- Joris-Karl Huysmans · Writer
- Marcel L'Herbier · Writer
- Georgette Leblanc · Writer
- Pierre Mac Orlan · Writer
- Marie-Laure de Noailles · Producer
- Darius Milhaud · Composer
- Roche · Cinematographer
- Georges Specht · Cinematographer