Storyline
Marquis Sévéro, a rich, lazy Parisian, wants to divorce his wife so that he can marry his own goddaughter Denise. But Denise herself loves André Berval, an engineer employed by the marquis. Filled with jealousy, the marquis sends André to the Antilles, to prospect some land he has just acquired. He promises André that he can marry Denise if he is successful in the tropics, but he then writes to Alvarez, his manager at the site, asking him to prevent André from ever returning to France. The brutal Alvarez forms an instant hatred for André when the engineer breaks up Alvarez's attempt to rape Papitou, a beautiful native girl. Papitou becomes devoted to André, and protects him against Alvarez's schemes. But she faces a crisis herself when she learns that André plans to marry Denise.
Cast & Crew
Josephine Baker
Papitou
Lead
Pierre Batcheff
André Berval
RD
Régina Dalthy
La marquise Severo
RT
Regina Thomas
Denise
Georges Melchior
Le comte Severo
K
Kiranine
Le régisseur Alvarez
Adolphe Candé
Le directeur
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mario Nalpas's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Siren of the Tropics is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
