The Seashell and the Clergyman (1928)

1928 · Silent film · 41 min · dir. Germaine Dulac

• Drama
• Fantasy

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Synopsis

Obsessed with a general's wife, a clergyman has strange visions of death and lust, struggling against his own eroticism.

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Details

Director

Germaine Dulac

Writer

Antonin Artaud

Cinematography

Paul Parguel

Studio

Délia Film

Released

1928-10-01

Original title

La Coquille et le Clergyman

Running time

41 minutes

Cast & crew

• Germaine Dulac Director
• Alex Allin
• Lucien Bataille
• Genica Athanasiou

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