 With this in mind, L'Herbier invited leading French practitioners in painting, architecture, fashion, dance and music to collaborate with him ("see" "Production", below).He described the project as "this fairy story of modern decorative art".Famous singer Claire Lescot, who lives on the outskirts of Paris, is courted by many men, including a maharajah, Djorah de Nopur, and a young Swedish scientist, Einar Norsen.