Don Juan

Don Juan (1908)

06 Jun 1908 • Short, Drama
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In this beautiful film we see the great Don Juan in his many escapades and in his conquests over his rivals in his love affairs. The first picture shows him at a grand reception, overhearing the girl he is in love with making an engagement with his hated rival, telling him to come to her when she gives a signal from the window. Our hero lies in wait the next night, follows his victim, heavily masked, and approaches him as he is waiting to be called by the girl. They engage in a controversy and end by fighting a duel, in which Don Juan kills his rival. When the maiden gives the signal for her lover to come to her, Don Juan goes in instead and makes ardent love to her before she discovers his identity. When he tells her of his nefarious crime and forces his attentions on her, she seizes a dagger and plunges it into her body, while he escapes. The next picture shows her after she has recovered, and we see her father placing her in a convent, to be out of her wooer's reach. Don Juan and a friend come and, summoning the keys, they make their way to the girl's apartment and carry her away to his home. The father calls at the convent and discovers the girl is gone, traces her to Don Juan's house and appears as the young man is making ardent love to his daughter. Infuriated at his boldness, he denounces him and demands the surrender of the girl. They fight a duel, in which the father is killed, thus adding another death to the record of the so-called young hero. We next see the girl at her father's tomb, when she is approached by her old lover, and he, in his gallant and winning way, is soon forgiven by the maiden for the sorrow he caused her. He takes her back to his apartment and is making love to her when the ghost of her dead father appears and, denouncing Don Juan, orders him under pain of death to cease his attentions to the young lady. We see Don Juan cringing at the feet of the father and, when he raises his head, the figure has disappeared. The last picture shows us Don Juan at the tomb where the statue of the father has come to life and is denouncing him and showing him the vision of the funeral of his daughter's lover whom he killed, and the daughter passing him with scorn. Don Juan is seen begging forgiveness for his many deeds when he disappears in a flame, while the young lady comes peacefully to place a wreath on her father's tomb.

Albert Capellani
Director

Writer
Henri Desfontaines, Paul Capellani
Starring

Language: French
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Country: France
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6.0

IMDb (12 votes)
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