The legend of Aladdin and his magic lamp: Aladdin finds a magic lamp which brings him wealth, luxury, and marriage to a princess. But his rival, an evil magician, steals the lamp for himself. Aladdin must regain the lamp or lose everything. Written by Snow Leopard
Mahlee and Blanche Sackville are half-sisters, Blanche the daughter of an Englishman and his wife, Mahlee of the Englishman and his Chinese mistress. Mahlee rejects her people and attempts to find a life for herself among the Europeans. But she finds the color line impossible to pass and returns to lead her Chinese people in rebellion.
L'un des premiers chefs d'oeuvre du réalisme cinématographique. Il s'agit là de la première version de l'oeuvre de Zola. L'originalité du film tient à sa longueur (107 mn) tout à fait inhabituelle pour cette époque ainsi qu'au tournage en extérieur, sur la fosse 5 d'Auchel.