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The Seashell and the Clergyman

Name: The Seashell and the Clergyman
Director: Germaine Dulac
Released: 1928
Rating: 7
Cast: Alex Allin, Lucien Bataille, Genica Athanasiou

1928Germaine DulacIMDb: 7/10

Synopsis

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

Director

Germaine Dulac

Cast

Alex Allin

Genica Athanasiou

Lucien Bataille

Writers

Germaine Dulac, Antonin Artaud

Country

France

Editor's Choice Analysis

The Seashell and the Clergyman Review: A Surrealist Dream (or Nightmare?)

Is The Seashell and the Clergyman Worth Watching Today? Germaine Dulac’s 1928 experimental short, The Seashell and the Clergyman, is not a film for casual viewing. If you’re a cinephile, a student of silent cinema, or someone deeply interested in the origins of surrealism in film, then yes, it’s absolutely worth seekin...

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1928

The Seashell and the Clergyman

Germaine Dulac

ScoreCult MeterScore

70%Popularity50%

#419Archive Rank#492

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Edward LeSaint

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The Seashell and the Clergyman FAQ

The movie The Seashell and the Clergyman was directed by Germaine Dulac.

The Seashell and the Clergyman was released in the year 1928.

The Seashell and the Clergyman has an IMDb rating of 7 out of 10.

The Seashell and the Clergyman is a movie from France.

The Seashell and the Clergyman is categorised as Fantasy, Drama, Short in the cult cinema archive at Dbcult.

The Seashell and the Clergyman features Alex Allin, Genica Athanasiou, Lucien Bataille.

The screenplay for The Seashell and the Clergyman was written by Germaine Dulac, Antonin Artaud.

If you enjoy The Seashell and the Clergyman, you might also like A Sister to Salome (1920), A Fitting Gift (1920), The Cigarette (1919), In the River (1920).

Yes, The Seashell and the Clergyman (1928) is featured in the Dbcult archive as a curated cult cinema title, known for its Fantasy and Drama qualities.