Manon Lescaut (1912) — drama film. Directed by Albert Capellani. Starring Léon Bernard, Émile Matrat, Jeanne Bérangère.
Drama · 7/10 · 37 min · 1912
Seventeen-year-old Des Grieux, studying philosophy at Amiens, comes from a noble and landed family, but forfeits his hereditary wealth and incurs the disappointment of his father by running away with Manon on her way to a convent. In Paris, the young lovers enjoy a blissful cohabitation, while Des Grieux struggles to satisfy Manon's taste for luxury. He acquires money by borrowing from his unwaveringly loyal friend Tiberge and by cheating gamblers.
