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Dir: Germaine Dulac

A destitute, drunk woman appears to yearn for the life of a streetwalker.

Dir: Germaine Dulac

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of La folie des vaillants perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

The two gypsy lovers of Gorky's story upend traditional gender roles and point to the ideal of Socialism.

Dir: Germaine Dulac

The only existing cinematographic document about the important bailaora from Barcelona Carmencita García, who performs two dances in front of the audience: "Córdoba", by the Spanish composer Isaac Albéniz, and some sevillanas with castanets.

Dir: Germaine Dulac

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Danses espagnoles perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Tired of being ignored by her husband, a young woman heads off to a nautical-themed nightclub, frequented by rowdy sailors. Her attentions is caught by a handsome naval officer.

Dir: Germaine Dulac

Coveted by two different men, a woman turns to a third man instead.

Dir: Germaine Dulac

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of L'invitation au voyage perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Adapted from a play by Romain Coolus, whose work Germaine 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 who is torn between her husband and her lover. 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.

Dir: Germaine Dulac

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Germaine Dulac

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of La fête espagnole perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

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

Dir: Germaine Dulac

Brazen embrace of fashionable costume and glamour creates a witty celebration of Orientalism and cinema itself.

Dir: Germaine Dulac

Visual structure composed of variations on the arabesque: arcs of light, water spouts, spider webs, burgeoning trees, flowers and foliage, a woman's smile, arms stretching, an arm giving rhythm to a rocking chair.