My Madonna (1915)

Inspired by a Robert W. Service poem, the story concerns a Parisian demimonde named Lucille who becomes the model of an aspiring artist named Robert. Falling in love with Robert, Lucille endeavors to spare him disappointment by secretly buying his "unsaleable" paintings. Luck of luck, one of his portraits of Lucille, "My Madonna," wins first prize in an art contest.

Released

1915-10-25

Genres

Drama

Runtime

50 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Alice Guy-Blaché