La Souriante Madame Beudet (1923 film) - Directed by Germaine Dulac - Full Movie

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An unhappily married woman devises a scheme to get rid of her husband.

La Souriante Madame Beudet (The Smiling Madame Beudet) is a short French impressionist silent film made in 1923, directed by pioneering avant-garde cinema director Germaine Dulac. It stars Germaine Dermoz as Madame Beudet and Alexandre Arquillière as Monsieur Beudet. It is considered by many to be one of the first truly "feminist" films. It tells the story of an intelligent woman trapped in a loveless marriage.

Directed by: Germaine Dulac
Written by: Denys Amiel (play), André Obey
Produced by: Charles Delac, Marcel Vandal
Starring: Germaine Dermoz, Alexandre Arquillière
Cinematography: Maurice Forster, Paul Parguel
Release date: 1923
Running time: 38 mins.
Country: France
Languages: Silent film, French intertitles

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