Marie-Anne Malleville

A young orphan is taken in by a couple whose son, falsely accused of murder, is on the run.

A woman enters a nightclub and slowly begins to open herself up.

Carmencita Garcia, a Spanish flamenco dancer, performs two dances.

The story is about a superstitious village, where the mayor has sold a tower to an unknown, who is soon suspected of being the devil.

The film’s visual structure is principally composed of variations on the arabesque: arcs of light, water spouts, spider webs, burgeoning trees, flowers and foliage, a woman’s smile, arms stretching, an arm giving rhythm to a rocking chair. It uses natural elements (light, mirrors, water, and wind) and photographic techniques (multiple exposures and lenses) to distort the various elements, or to intensify their design.

A destitute, drunk woman appears to yearn for the life of a streetwalker.

Desire brings out the worst in an actress' suitors-- One a well-to-do patron of London's theatre set, the other a lovestruck loner on the verge of penning a play dedicated to her.

Popular songs accompany two scenes of happiness: a jovial railway worker and a group of children dancing.