Writing

Henry Bataille

Born April 4, 1872 · Nîmes, Gard, France

Died March 2, 1922 · aged 49

Félix-Henri "Henry" Bataille was a French dramatist and poet. His works were popular between 1900 and the start of World War I.

Known For

The Private Life of Don JuanThe Private Life of Don Juan · 1934
The Private Life of Don Juan
★ 6.01934
MovieRomanceDrama
What do women want? Don Juan is aging. He's arrived secretly in Seville after a 20 year absence. His wife Dolores, whom he hasn't lived with in five years, still loves him. He refuses to see her; he fears the life of a husband. She has bought his debts and will remand him to jail for two years if he won't come to her. Meanwhile, an impostor is climbing the balconies of Seville claiming to be Don Juan.
Mother HummingbirdMother Hummingbird · 1929
Mother Hummingbird
★ 4.71929
MovieDramaRomance
A neglected Baroness falls in love with her oldest son's military officer friend, their adulterous romance leading the two to flee to Algeria.
La falenaLa falena · 1916
La falena
★ 10.01916
MovieDramaRomance
Thea is a sculptor who is diagnosed with tuberculosis before she marries Filippo. After abandoning him, her health begins to decline. She organizes a final party, inviting along her estranged husband. The film is considered to be lost, with only a fragment surviving in the film archive of the Cineteca Italiana.
La PossessionLa Possession · 1929
La Possession
★ 8.01929
MovieDrama
La Possession is a 1929 French film directed by Léonce Perret.
The ScandalThe Scandal · 1934
The Scandal
★ 7.01934
MovieDrama
A woman suffers ill repute when she deserts her husband for a fling with an adventurer and gives the lover jewelry to pay the hotel bill. Will the husband be understanding and forgive her?
La TendresseLa Tendresse · 1930
La Tendresse
★ 8.01930
MovieDrama
A famous academic, very in love with his much younger wife, has every reason to believe that his love is reciprocated. He learns that he is being cheated on and falls seriously ill. His wife cares for him tirelessly and he understands that she has always given him the best of herself.
The Model From MontmartreThe Model From Montmartre · 1926
The Model From Montmartre
★ 9.01926
MovieRomanceDrama
The Naked TruthThe Naked Truth · 1914
The Naked Truth
★ 6.01914
MovieDramaRomance
The painter Pierre Bernier becomes famous thanks to the portrait "The Naked Woman" which represents his model, the seductive Lolette. The very evening of his triumph at the Salon des Expositions, he decides to marry her. But, having become rich and famous, he soon falls in love with the Princess of Chaban and abandons the woman to whom he owes his success.

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