Because of the October 1930 scandal around Luis Buñuel's L'Âge d'or (1930) - another film financed by Le Vicomte de Noailles and Marie-Laure de Noailles, the Paris premiere of this film was delayed until January 1932.
Originally titled "The Life of a Poet".
The film was shot between April and September 1930.
Financed by the Count de Noailles, a friend of the director.
The first public showing was at a gala evening held at Vieux-Colombier, Paris, France (20th January, 1932).