▁she ▁reject s ▁him . ▁ ▁When ▁he ▁is ▁about ▁to ▁commit ▁suic ide ▁by ▁jump ing ▁into ▁the ▁Seine , ▁Rap ha el ▁enters ▁an ▁ant ique ▁shop ▁where ▁he ▁gets ▁a ▁magic ▁piece ▁of ▁le ather ▁that ▁can ▁grant ▁wishes . ▁As ▁it ▁gr ants ▁wishes , ▁the ▁le ather ▁becomes ▁smaller . ▁Rap ha el ▁self ish ly ▁uses ▁the ▁wishes ▁for ▁himself , ▁but ▁uses ▁the ▁final ▁wish ▁bene vol ently , ▁which ▁enables ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁reun ited ▁with ▁his ▁true ▁love , ▁Paul ine ▁( L ove ). ▁Count ess ▁Fed ora ▁is ▁buried ▁under ▁an ▁a val anche . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Re ception ▁▁ ▁The ▁film ▁received ▁mixed ▁reviews , ▁with ▁many ▁review ers ▁noted ▁the ▁f anc iful ▁plot ▁and ▁subject ▁matter ▁as ▁a ▁h ind rance ▁to ▁the ▁film ' s ▁success . ▁ ▁Car mel ▁My ers ' s ▁performance ▁was ▁especially ▁highly ▁pra ised , ▁as ▁were ▁the ▁visual s , ▁especially ▁My ers ' s ▁w ard ro be . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Cit ations ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Lob by ▁card ▁ ▁St ills ▁at ▁silent hol lywood . com ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 3 ▁drama ▁films ▁Category : 1 9 2 3 ▁films ▁Category : American ▁black - and - white ▁films ▁Category : American ▁drama ▁films ▁Category : American ▁films ▁Category : American ▁silent ▁feature ▁films ▁Category : Fil ms ▁based ▁on ▁French ▁nov els ▁Category : Fil ms ▁based ▁on ▁works ▁by