sexual obsession,sexual frustration,surrealism,lust,avant-garde,silent film,catholic priest,woman director,french impressionism,experimental film

The Seashell and the Clergyman (1928)

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

Cast & Crew

Director
Germaine Dulac
  • Profile picture of Alex Allin
    Le clergyman Alex Allin
  • Profile picture of Genica Athanasiou
    La femme du général Genica Athanasiou
  • Profile picture of Lucien Bataille
    Le général Lucien Bataille

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Keywords

  • sexual obsession
  • sexual frustration
  • surrealism
  • lust
  • avant-garde
  • silent film
  • catholic priest
  • woman director
  • french impressionism
  • experimental film