專題另一部默片來自德國的喜劇之王劉別謙,是他應美國傳奇女星瑪麗碧克馥之邀到荷里活執導的首部作品《風流歌女》(1923)。同是曲折的愛情故事,大師靈巧優雅的電影語言及自成一家的「劉別謙筆觸」,令美國觀眾為之傾倒。
The young Gascon D'Artagnan arrives in Paris, his heart set on joining the king's Musketeers. He is taken under the wings of three of the most respected and feared Musketeers, Porthos, Aramis, and Athos. Together they fight to save France and the honor of a lady from the machinations of the powerful Cardinal Richelieu.
Like a tale spun by Scheherazade, Kismet follows the remarkable and repeated changes of fortune that engulf a poor poet. It all happens in one incredible day when Kismet (Fate) takes a hand.
French country girl Madelon falls for artist Larry, who leaves her after she becomes pregant. She finds help from jewel thief Carlo, but he commits sucide when the police try to arrest him. Madelon is arrested and receives a ten year term in prison for assisting him in his profession. To support her son, who does not know she's in person, she becomes a street walker, allowing h...