Release Date

05 Sep, 1927

Runtime

01:06: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

Adapted from a play by Romain Coolus, whose work Dulac had covered as a theater critic at the turn of the century, this atmospheric and socially inquisitive film tells the tale of an independent, sexually liberated woman (Eve Francis) who is torn between her husband (Gabriel Gabrio) and her lover (Paul Guide). Controversial at the time of its release, Antoinette Sabrier finds Dulac using her bold sense of visual rhythm to achieve a complex portrait of a woman trapped in an unhappy marriage and a nuanced investigation into human intimacy, with her characters’ emotions expressed through then-innovative cinematic techniques such as slow motion and associative montage.

Original Title

Antoinette Sabrier

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Actors

Ève Francis

Gabriel Gabrio

Jean Toulout

Yvette Armel

Paul Guidé

Paul Menant

Paul Cervières

Ashida

Lou Davy

Crew

Germaine Dulac

Germaine Dulac

Romain Coolus

Raoul Aubourdier

Paul Parguel

Maurice Forster

César Silvagni

Louis Nalpas