La Bohème is a 1926 silent drama film directed by King Vidor, based on the opera La bohème by Giacomo Puccini.
The film takes place in Paris in 1830. Several bohemians try to survive on the streets, living under poor conditions and desiring to one day become famous. One of them is Marcel (Gino Corrado), a painter who is starving himself to create a masterpiece. Just like his roommate, playwright Rodolphe (John Gilbert), he has no luck. They are c...
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La Bohème is a 1926 silent drama film directed by King Vidor, based on the opera La bohème by Giacomo Puccini.
The film takes place in Paris in 1830. Several bohemians try to survive on the streets, living under poor conditions and desiring to one day become famous. One of them is Marcel (Gino Corrado), a painter who is starving himself to create a masterpiece. Just like his roommate, playwright Rodolphe (John Gilbert), he has no luck. They are constantly bothered by the landlord, but they have no money to pay him. The landlord, annoyed by their behavior and refusal to pay rent, threatens to throw them out if they don't come up with rent that night. Rodolphe reluctantly starts writing an article for a newspaper editor to earn some money, but the editor isn't satisfied.
Meanwhile, Mimi (Lillian Gish), an orphaned embroiderer without any friends, is bothered by the same landlord, Bernard (Eugene Pouyet), who takes an interest in the girl. When she doesn't give in to his attempts to...
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