''Ramuntcho'' is a 1919 French

silent film A silent film is a film with no synchronized Sound recording and reproduction, recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) ...

directed by

Jacques de Baroncelli Jacques de Baroncelli (25 June 1881 – 12 January 1951) was a French film director best known for his silent films from 1915 to the late 1930s. He came from a Florence, Florentine family who had settled in Provence in the 15th century, occupying ...

and starring Jacques Roussel, Jeanne Brindeau and Yvonne Annie.Oscherwitz & Higgins p.38 It is based on

Pierre Loti Pierre Loti (; pseudonym of Louis Marie-Julien Viaud ; 14 January 1850 – 10 June 1923) was a French naval officer and novelist, known for his exotic novels and short stories.This article is derived largely from the ''Encyclopædia Britannica El ...

's 1897 novel of the same title.

Synopsis

The young Basque smuggler Ramuntcho is engaged to Gracieuse, whose mother formally opposes their union. Ramuntcho leaves to do his military service in Indochina. On his return, decided to leave for America, he discovers that his lover has taken orders. He then plans to remove her but gives up at the last moment when he sees her immersed in her prayers.

Cast

* Jacques Roussel as Ramuntcho * Jeanne Brindeau as Dolores * Yvonne Annie as Gracieuse * René Lorsay

References

Bibliography

* Dayna Oscherwitz & MaryEllen Higgins. ''The A to Z of French Cinema''. Scarecrow Press, 2009.

External links

* 1919 films French silent short films 1910s French-language films Films directed by Jacques de Baroncelli Films based on French novels French black-and-white films 1910s French films {{1910s-France-film-stub