M%C3%A9nilmontant (film)

Mnilmontant pronouncedmenilmt is a 1926 film written and directed by Dimitri Kirsanoff which takes its name from the Paris neighborhood of the same name. The film is a silent, but does not contain any intertitles. It begins with a flurry of quick closeup shots depicting the axe murder of the parents of the protagonists, two girls. As young women, they are portrayed by Nadia Sibirskaa, Kirsanoffs first wife, and Yolande Beaulieu their mutual love interest is played by Guy Belmont. The film uses many other techniques that were relatively new at the time, including double exposure.

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