Representative work by Germaine Dulac
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Germaine Dulac

1882–1942 · French

Germaine Dulac was a pioneering filmmaker and theorist of French avant-garde cinema. Her films combined feminist themes, visual rhythm and experiments in subjective perception, and she argued for a 'pure cinema' liberated from literary storytelling.

Film; writing

Major Works

  • 1923The Smiling Madame Beudet
  • 1928The Seashell and the Clergyman
  • 1928Disque 957
  • 1928Thèmes et variations
  • 1929Arabesque
  • 1927Invitation au voyage
  • 1928La Coquille et le Clergyman
  • 1919The Cigarette
  • 1923Gossette
  • 1929Étude cinégraphique sur une arabesque

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