7.8
The Seashell and the Clergyman (1928)
October 1, 192841mFR
6.7
73 votes
Overview
Obsessed with a general's wife, a clergyman has strange visions of death and lust, struggling against his own eroticism.
Director
Germaine DulacWriters
Top Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
No Language
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
Délia Film
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CinemaSerf
7.0Germaine Dulac has created a monster here... Not in any kaiju sense, but by taking a surreal swipe at just about every element of the masculine-driven, religiously flawed environment of the world in the 1920s. The eponymous priest - Alex Allin harbours none too subtle desires about the mistress of "le général" (Lucien Bataille) - the beautiful Genica Athanasiou, and the next half hour illustrates some of the complex ramifications of this infatuation. Now I have watched this many times, each time thinking as I get older, that the penny may drop and that I shall discover a deeper meaning... Each…
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