Drama ·Fantasy · France · 1928 · 41m

The Seashell and the Clergyman

La Coquille et le Clergyman

The Seashell and the Clergyman poster
Director
Germaine Dulac
Cast
Alex Allin as The Clergyman Lucien Bataille as The Officer Genica Athanasiou as The Woman
Crew
Paul Parguel — Director of Photography Antonin Artaud — Writer Germaine Dulac — Writer Germaine Dulac — Producer
Synopsis

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

Mood & Themes
sexual obsessionsexual frustrationsurrealismlustavant-gardesilent filmcatholic priestwoman directorfrench impressionismexperimental film
Key Collaborators
Germaine Dulac Director Paul Parguel Director of Photography Antonin Artaud Writer Germaine Dulac Writer Germaine Dulac Producer
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