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La COQUILLE ET LE CLERGYMAN (1928)

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Film details

Featuring

Alex Allin Génica Athanasiou Lucien Bataille
Director

Germaine Dulac
Country

France
Year

1928
Genre

Artists' Moving Image
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Alternative titles

The SEASHELL AND THE CLERGYMAN: A DREAM Working
Die MUSCHEL UND DER KLERIKER Alternative
The SEASHELL AND THE CLERGYMAN Alternative

Synopsis

An avant-garde film. A study in surrealism reproducing the dream imagery of a frustrated celibate clergyman.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - the clergyman
    
    Alex Allin
  - the woman
    
    Génica Athanasiou
  - the officer
    
    Lucien Bataille
Credits
- Direction:
  - Germaine Dulac
  - Louis Ronjat
  Production:
  - Germaine Dulac
  Writing:
  - Antonin Artaud
  Photography:
  - Paul Parguel
  - Paul Guichard
  Design:
  - Antonin Artaud
  Consultant:
  - Yvonne Allendy

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