Other Side of Paradise

Drama · 1953

Set in a tiny village near the Riviera, the story concerns a diverse group of has-beens and losers.The Countess (played by Denise Vernac,Von Stroheim's secretary and constant companion in real life) entertains her jaded guests by screening dirty movies. Failed writer Blaise (Jacques Sernas) is saddled with an alcoholic wife (Dora Doll). And idealistic young Violaine (Etchika Choureau) is slowly dying of tuberculosis. The lives of all these people become intertwined through a sudden -- but not unexpected -- act of violence.

Starring

Léonce-Henri Burel, Jacques Sernas, Etchika Choureau, Paul Misraki, Jean Douarinou, Erich von Stroheim, Jacques Lemare, Denise Vernac, Jacques Castelot, Edmond T. Gréville

Director

Edmond T. Gréville