The Orchid Dancer (La Danseuse Orchidée)

Birds of Paradise | UK Tour
Written By Fashion In Film
France, 1928. Director Léonce Perret.

La Danseuse Orchidée represents an emerging genre of film that asserted the cultural internationalism of the new post-war generation and defined the ‘modern’ through dance, costume, and décor. American actor Ricardo Cortez plays the lead opposite Louise Lagrange in this story of dramatic intrigue surrounding an exotic dancer known as The Orchid and the man who loves her. This new restoration by Pathé Gaumont provides a rare glimpse into the exquisite European melodramas of the silent era.

With Louise Lagrange, Ricardo Cortez and Xenia Desni.

Past screenings

Birds of Paradise – UK Tour
Saturday 10 Mar 2012, 19:30 | Arnolfini, Bristol
Saturday 17 March 2012, 18:00 | Glasgow Film Theatre
Premiere of recent restoration.

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