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Germaine Dulac's Smiling Madame Beudet ; and, The seashell and the clergyman

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  • "Souriante Madame Beudet"
  • "Coquille et le clergyman"
  • "Seashell and the clergyman"
  • "Germaine Dulac's Smiling Madame Beudet ; and, The seashell and the clergyman"
  • "Smiling Madame Beudet"
  • "Sea shell and the clergyman"

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  • "The two famous short films by Dulac, both pioneering examples of surrealistic film."
  • "Smiling Madame Beudet: A study in domestic conflicts, this film portrays the life and dreams of a housewife in a small town who is married to a repulsive businessman. Seashell and the clergyman: A clergyman, committed by his calling to celibacy but in love with a romantic beauty, is afflicted by sexual torments he is unable to resolve. Experimental techniques are used to study his state of mind."
  • "In the Seashell and the clergyman, a clergyman, committed by his calling to celibacy but in love with a romantic beauty, is afflicted by sexual torments he is unable to resolve."
  • "Smiling Madame Beaudet, one of the first feminist motion pictures, is the story of an intelligent woman trapped in a loveless marriage. In the Seashell and the clergyman, a clergyman, committed by his calling to celibacy but in love with a romantic beauty, is afflicted by sexual torments he is unable to resolve."
  • "VHS. The Smiling Madame Beudet is a story of an intelligent woman trapped in a loveless marriage. Her husband is used to playing a stupid practical joke in which he puts an empty revolver to his head and threatens to shoot himself. One day, while the husband is away, she puts bullets in the revolver. However, she is stricken with remorse and tries to retrieve the bullets the next morning. Her husband gets to the revolver first only this time he points the revolver at her. In the Seashell and the clergyman, a clergyman, committed by his calling to celibacy but in love with a romantic beauty, is afflicted by sexual torments he is unable to resolve."

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  • "Silent films"
  • "Drama"
  • "Short films"
  • "Fiction films"
  • "Experimental films"
  • "Film adaptations"

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  • "Germaine Dulac's Smiling Madame Beudet ; and, The seashell and the clergyman"
  • "Germaine Dulac's Smiling Madame Beudet and, The seashell and the clergyman"
  • "Germaine Dulac's The smiling Madame Beudet and The sea shell and the clergyman"

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