The Smiling Madame Beudet (1923)
1923 · Silent film · 43 min · dir. Germaine Dulac
- Drama
Synopsis
One of the first feminist movies, The Smiling Madame Beudet is the 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.
Synopsis from OMDb
Details
- Director
- Germaine Dulac
- Writer
- Germaine Dulac
- Cinematography
- A. Morrin
- Studio
- Colisée Films
- Released
- 1923-11-09
- Original title
- La Souriante Madame Beudet
- Running time
- 43 minutes
- Language
- French
- Collection
- Silent Films, Feature Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Crime
- Feminism
- Impressionist
- Avant-Garde
- French
- Silent
Cast & crew
Germaine Dulac Director
Germaine Dermoz
Alexandre Arquillière
Jean d'Yd- Yvette Grisier
Madeleine Guitty
Raoul Paoli
Armand Thirard
