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Germaine Dulac

French film director (1882-1942) · France · On the map · Directors · Died at 59

Germaine Dulac was a French filmmaker, film theorist, journalist and critic. She was born in Amiens and moved to Paris in early childhood. A few years after her marriage she embarked on a journalistic career in a feminist magazine, and later became interested in film.

Germaine Dulac is read about 59 times a day, in 29 languages.

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1942Died20 July 19421939Ce qu'il a dit, ce qu'il a faitFilm, Director1936Le retour à la vieFilm, Director, Writer1930Ceux qui ne s'en font pasFilm, Director1929ArabesqueFilm, Director1928Danses espagnolesFilm, Director1926The Madness of the ValiantsFilm, Director, Writer1925The Devil in the CityFilm, Director1924Heart of an ActressFilm, Director, Writer1923GossetteFilm, Director1921The Beautiful Woman Without MercyFilm, Director1920MalencontreFilm, Director, Writer1919Le bonheur des autresFilm, Director1917Géo, le mystérieuxFilm, Director1915Les soeurs ennemiesFilm, Director1882Born17 November 1882

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With the help of her husband and friend she founded a film company and directed a few commercial works before slowly moving into Impressionist and Surrealist territory. She is best known today for her Impressionist film, La Souriante Madame Beudet, and her Surrealist experiment, La Coquille et le Clergyman. Her career as filmmaker suffered after the introduction of sound film and she spent the last decade of her life working on newsreels for Pathé and Gaumont.

Country
France
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1882 to 1942 · aged 59