Top-Tier Alternatives In the Shadow of Princesse Mandane: Cult Guide

Dir: Germaine Dulac

A serial (known in French as a cine-roman) in which the adventures are told from the perspective of the kidnapped heroine.

Dir: Germaine Dulac

A famed London actress has an ardent playwright admirer who is married.Dulac contrasts the women,s willingness to sacrifice with the men,s possessiveness.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Âme d'artiste perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Germaine Dulac

A Parisian museum director believes his wife has lost interest in him and so places a poisoned cigarette in the box on his desk - thus allowing chance to decide the moment of his death.

Dir: Germaine Dulac

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

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

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.

Dir: Germaine Dulac

In this avant garde short subject, the director gives us her visual impressions from listening to two pieces by Chopin: the 4tn and 6tn preludes.

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

Dir: Germaine Dulac

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

Dir: Germaine Dulac

A small town during the 15th century. A band of smugglers settle in the abandoned Grey Tower. At a city auction a mysterious stranger buys the tower. Rumors has he is sent by the devil.

A visual fragment from the archive: The thematic resonance of Étude cinégraphique sur une arabesque perfectly mirrors the editorial trajectory of our deep dive.

Dir: Germaine Dulac

A fascinating piece of cinema that shares thematic elements.

Dir: Germaine Dulac

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.