Charlie Chaplin (1951)

"A Woman of Paris" 185 him, all very suavely. But Pierre significantly puts the note in his pocket and Jean lunges at him. A waiter comes up and hustles Jean out. In the lobby Jean stands beside a fountain near a nude statue of a woman who appears to mock him. Inside, the revelers suddenly hear a shot; Jean is glimpsed falling into the fountain. A crowd gathers. He is pronounced ''Dead." Marie, grief-stricken, sinks on a sofa. Jean's mother is in her kitchen when men arrive with a body. "Your son, madame. You must be prepared for the worst." A man with a notebook fires questions at the woman, numbed with grief. "What was your son's age?" — "Was he a resident of Paris?" Marie is prostrated. Pierre tries to comfort her and telephones for a doctor. Jean's mother turning from her son's note pinned over the bed, to the portrait of Marie, grimly puts on her coat and hat and places a revolver in her bag — "Pursuing the wild justice that costs us so much to fulfill." At Marie's door she is told by the maid, "She left for your son's studio." Marie, in tears, prays beside the body of Jean. The mother enters from behind, holding the revolver. Touched by Marie's grief, the revolver is lowered. She sits beside the younger woman. Sadly she puts her hand on Marie's. "Time is a great healer, and experience teaches us that the road to happiness is in the service of others." A country cottage is shown. Inside, Jean's mother is setting the table while a new, simply dressed Marie is taking care of some children, combing the hair of one, cleaning the ears of another, wiping smears off the face of a third who suddenly points, "Mother, here comes Father." A jolly priest enters, "I see you have another addition to the family." Distributing some toys he turns playfully to Marie. "Young lady, when are you going to marry and