''Ariane, jeune fille russe'' is a 1931 French-German

drama film In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...

directed by

Paul Czinner Paul Czinner (30 May 1890 – 22 June 1972) was a Hungarian-born British writer, film director, and producer. Biography Czinner was born to a Jewish family in Budapest, Austria-Hungary. After studying literature and philosophy at the Universi ...

and starring

Gaby Morlay Gaby Morlay (born Blanche Pauline Fumoleau; 8 June 1893 – 4 July 1964) was a film actress from France.

Rachel Devirys Rachel Devirys (28 February 1890 - 16 May 1983) was a French film actress born in the Crimea, Russian Empire (now Ukraine). She starred in some 50 films between 1916 and 1956. Born Rachel Itzkovitz, in 1916 she played "Madelon", the name role i ...

and Maria Fromet. It was a French-language version of the film ''

Ariane Ariane may refer to: *Ariana (name), also Ariane, Arianne Arts * ''Ariane'' (Martinů), an opera by Bohuslav Martinů, first performed 1961 * ''Ariane'' (Massenet), an opera by Jules Massenet, first performed 1906 * ''Ariane'' (film), a 1931 ...

''. It was adapted from the 1920 novel '' Ariane, jeune fille russe'' by

Claude Anet Jean Schopfer (28 May 1868 – 9 January 1931) was a tennis player competing for France, and a writer, known under the pseudonym of Claude Anet. He reached two singles finals at the Amateur French Championships, winning in 1892 over British playe ...

Premise

Ariane, a Russian student in Paris, decides to seduce a man who is in his forties.

Cast

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''Ariane, jeune fille russe''
1931 films 1930s French-language films Films directed by Paul Czinner 1931 drama films French drama films German drama films Films based on French novels Films based on romance novels French multilingual films German multilingual films French black-and-white films German black-and-white films Films with screenplays by Paul Czinner 1931 multilingual films 1932 drama films 1932 films 1930s French films 1930s German films French-language German films French-language drama films Films based on works by Claude Anet {{1930s-Germany-film-stub