La Coquille et le Clergyman

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La Coquille et le Clergyman is a 1928 French avant-garde silent film, often cited as one of the first surrealist films, directed by Germaine Dulac from a scenario by Antonin Artaud.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf French film
avant-garde film
film
surrealist film
associatedWith Antonin Artaud's theatre of cruelty ideas
surrealism
basedOn original scenario by Antonin Artaud
blackAndWhite true
centralCharacter a clergyman
centralMotif a seashell
cinematographyBy Paul Parguel NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin France
director Germaine Dulac NERFINISHED
distribution limited art-house and cine-club screenings
editedBy Germaine Dulac NERFINISHED
era interwar period
filmMovement French avant-garde cinema
filmTechnique nonlinear narrative
rapid montage
superimpositions
symbolic imagery
format silent
genre avant-garde
experimental film
surrealist
historicalSignificance early example of cinematic surrealism
important work in Germaine Dulac's filmography
medium 35 mm film
notableFor being cited as one of the first surrealist films
originalLanguage French
productionCompany Société des Films Mervil NERFINISHED
releaseDate 1928-02-09
releaseYear 1928
runtimeMinutes 31
scenarioBy Antonin Artaud NERFINISHED
screenplayConflict creative disagreements between Germaine Dulac and Antonin Artaud
screenwriter Antonin Artaud NERFINISHED
setting dreamlike, hallucinatory environments
starredActor Alex Allin NERFINISHED
Genica Athanasiou NERFINISHED
Lucien Bataille NERFINISHED
theme desire
power
religion
unconscious mind
title La Coquille et le Clergyman NERFINISHED
translatedTitle The Seashell and the Clergyman NERFINISHED

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