Poster or still for La Souriante Madame Beudet

Film 1923 42m

La Souriante Madame Beudet

  • silent film
  • drama film

1922 film by Germaine Dulac

La Souriante 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.

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Released
9 November 1923
Country
France