L'homme Du Large(1920) -

, directed by Marcel L'Herbier, is a landmark of the French Impressionist cinema movement. Loosely adapted from Honoré de Balzac’s short story Un drame au bord de la mer , the film is celebrated for its avant-garde techniques and its "musical" approach to visual storytelling. 1. Plot Summary and Characters

The virtuous daughter who inherits her father’s rectitude but is overlooked by him in favor of his son. L'homme du large(1920)

L'Herbier employed editing wipes, irises, and split screens to heighten emotional states, turning the natural environment into a "dazzling objet d'art". , directed by Marcel L'Herbier, is a landmark

A devout, stern fisherman who worships the sea and views it as a source of purity. He vows to raise his son as a "man of the sea". Plot Summary and Characters The virtuous daughter who

The film is noted for its "rhythmic" editing and use of superimposed titles that act like ideograms rather than simple narrative markers.