The Bride of Darkness

Name: The Bride of Darkness
Director: Serge de Poligny
Genre: Crime, Horror, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Released: 1945-03-22
Duration: 1 h 40 min
Rating: 6.125
Cast: Pierre Richard-Willm, Jany Holt, Line Noro, Anne Belval, Gaston Gabaroche

1945

1h 40m

Crime Horror Drama Fantasy Mystery

Director: Serge de Poligny

Writers: Jean Anouilh, Gaston Bonheur

Overview

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.