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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…

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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

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