FILM
Germaine Dulac |
Written 30 January |
Wednesday 25 November, 19:00Centre Pompidou, 75004 [map]Germaine Dulac
LA COQUILLE ET LE CLERGYMAN
(1927) / 40'/ 35 mm / b&w / silent
Showing presented by Patrick de Haas.
French film director and film theorist
Germaine Dulac made her first film Les Soeurs enemies in 1915. In 1927, she directed La Coquille et le Clergyman (The Seashell and the Clergyman), based on a scenario by Antonin Artaud. The film was credited as the first surrealist film, released shortly before Un Chien Andalou (1929) by
Luis Buñuel and
Salvador Dalí. Known for her obscure camera angles and perspectives she expresses the frustrations and sexual fantasies of a young priest.
| What: | Germaine Dulac |
| When: | Wednesday 25 November, 19:00 |
| Where: | Centre Pompidou, Place Georges Pompidou 75004 [map] |
| Transport: | Rambuteau, Hôtel de Ville, Châtelet-Les Halles |
| Cost: | 4 - 6EUR |
| Phone: | 01 44 78 12 33 |
| Web: | www.centrepompidou.fr |
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