Sisif and his son Elie's romantic pursuits of the lovely Norma, who Sisif had saved from a train crash as a baby and raised as his own daughter, ultimately end in tragedy. This epic film features groundbreaking cinematic techniques, including rapid cutting, which would later influence Gance's work on 'Napoleon'.
The Wheel
A tormented railway engineer, still grappling with a devastating past, forms a bond with a young girl and must confront his emotions when she matures into a woman, bringing forth a complex web of secrets and heartbreak.