In the church tower, the old man is waiting, feeling an unknown dread growing in his heart.

The old man, alone in front of the enormous gargoyles, like impassive monsters, falls back, overwhelmed, his head in his hands.

The man returns, haggard-eyed, and forces his wife, despite her frightened pleas, to rob her father's money.

He wants to chase her away again, but the little girl's intercession disarms the old man and suddenly makes all his resentment crumble at the shock of a feeling of paternal pity.

[2] The film was produced by Pathé Frères and directed by Albert Capellani, who was specializing in "realist dramas", on a scenario written by André Heuzé.

Camera movements and continuity editing are used to follow characters as they move from one place to another, and cross-cutting is used to alternate between the actions of the old man and those of his daughter.

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