Le Brasier ardent (1923): reparto, argumento y streaming

Released in 1923, Le Brasier ardent is a comedia and drama film directed by Ivan Mosjoukine, running about 97 minutes.

What it’s about. A woman, named simply "Elle" and her husband, a wealthy industrialist, are not on the best of terms. While she enjoys the way he caters to her every whim, she wonders whether he really loves her. He, on the other hand, torments himself by imagining rivals. One morning she awakens from a nightmare in which she has been pursued by a man in various guises, who turns out to be the famous Detective Z, whose memoirs she has been reading. When she and her husband quarrel over leaving Paris permanently for a country estate, he goes to the "Trouve Tout" Agency and hires, of all people, Detective Z, to win back her affection.

Who’s in it. Le Brasier ardent stars Ivan Mosjoukine as Zed, le détective, Natalia Lysenko as Elle, Nicolas Koline as Le mari and Camille Bardou as Le président du Club, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 6.7/10, Le Brasier ardent has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Le Brasier ardent page.

If you liked it. Fans of Le Brasier ardent tend to enjoy Forrest Gump, Parásitos, La vida es bella and El club de la lucha.