The Oval Portrait

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The Oval Portrait (1910)

Directed by Léonce Perret

Drama · 19m

Pierre,a marquis, is madly in love with his dear wife Jeanne whose picture he is painting; one day while hunting in the woods, the husband accidentally kills his beloved one. He's desperate to finish the portrait so he uses other models but none of them can touch his late wife's beauty. Six months later he meets Madeleine who resembles his dear departed. It's not long before she understands her rival is a picture and she tries more and more to look like Jeanne.

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Cast

Crew

Director
Léonce Perret

Details

Original title
Le Portrait ovale
Release date
1910-12-31
Runtime
19m
Genres
Drama
Original language
FR
Spoken languages
No Language
Countries
France
Production
Gaumont