A shimmering glass hotel at the top of a remote Provençal mountain provides the setting for a tragicomic tapestry about an obsessive love pentangle.

A shimmering glass hotel at the top of a remote Provençal mountain provides the setting for a tragicomic tapestry about an obsessive love pentangle, whose principals range from an artist to a hotel manager to a dam worker. Scripted by Jacques Prévert and Pierre Laroche, the film was banned from theaters for the duration of the occupation for its dark portrayal of the hedonistic excesses of the ruling class. Today, it is often singled out as Jean Grémillon's greatest achievement.—Anonymous

Eager to reunite with her self-destructive artist boyfriend Roland, young dressmaker Michèle arrives at the isolated Guardian Angel: a mountain resort hotel nestled in the rugged Provence Alps. Instead, Roland's delayed arrival leads to an impossible love pentangle that fuels the flames of passion and rivalry between ambitious suitors seeking their soulmate in Michèle. And as love-struck men vie for Michèle's affection, heartbreak awaits.—Nick Riganas