About this release
Sylvie est convaincue de sa malédiction et mène une vie sans espoir dans la sombre demeure de son père adoptif, à Carcassonne. Un jour, elle rencontre Roland, un jeune compositeur de musique, et décide de fuir avec lui. Mais son père, à la recherche du secret des Cathares, la persuade de renoncer au monde pour retrouver, dans les souterrains, le sanctuaire des Albigeois. Le culte cathare confère un cadre presque fantastique à ce drame sentimental.
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Disc 1
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The Bride of Darkness (1945)
100 min
HorrorMysteryCrimeFantasyDrama
Sylvie, a young woman who believes to be cursed, lives in the town of Carcassonne with her guardian, Mr. Toulzac. He is a retired teacher who wishes to discover the secret of the Cathars, a Christian sect of the Middle Ages that glorified death over life. Sylvie meets Roland, a composer who instills new hope into her troubled mind. Mr. Toulzac then asks her then to renounce the world and go down a secret tomb he has just found.
Credits
Director
Serge de Poligny
Writer
Jean Anouilh
Gaston Bonheur
Serge de Poligny
Cast
Pierre Richard-Willmas Roland Samblaca
Jany Holtas Sylvie
Line Noroas Mlle Perdrières
Anne Belvalas Marie-Claude
Gaston Gabarocheas Éloi
Robert Dhéryas L'aubergiste de Tournebelle
Simone Valèreas Dominique
Fernand Charpinas Fontvieille
Pierre Palau
Robert Dhéry
Cinematographer
Roger Hubert
Editor
Jean Feyte
Images
Release Details
- Packaging
- Blu-ray Case
Catalogue Info
- Added by
- Matthew Simpson
- Date added
- July 27, 2026