Dulac, Germaine 1882-1942

Avant-garde experimental cinema of the 1920s and '30s ( Visual )
4 editions published in 2005 in English and held by 668 libraries worldwide
Originally produced as individual silent motion pictures in France, the Netherlands, Germany, and the United States, these twenty-five short films epitomize the avant garde movement of the 1920's and 1930's. The films are drawn from the collection assembled by Raymond Rohauer, one of the nation's foremost proponents of experimental cinema, founder of the Hollywood Film Society, and longtime programmer at the Coronet Theatre in Los Angeles. Rohauer helped preserve and promote avant-garde cinema, and these films from his personal archive are some of the most influential and eclectic short films made during the 20th Century.

Anthology of surreal cinema. Volume one ( Visual )
3 editions published in 2005 in No Linguistic content and French and held by 126 libraries worldwide
Entr'acte: "After a man is killed, his coffin takes on a life of it's own. After a long surrealistic chase, he climbs out of his coffin and makes everyone that was chasing his coffin disappear!"--Container.

The experimental avant garde series. Volume 12 ( Visual )
1 edition published in 1998 in English and held by 79 libraries worldwide
Life and death of 9413 Hollywood extra is the tale of the surreal and absurd life of a nameless movie extra. Seashell and the clergyman presents a clergyman who regrets his vow of celibacy and is tormented by dreams. In La jetée a survivor of World War III travels back in time seeking help in finding a way out of a radioactive impasse. Once in the past he falls in love and attempts to remain in that time, forsaking his mission.

Ecrits sur le cinéma : 1919-1937 by Germaine Dulac ( Book )
3 editions published in 1994 in French and held by 60 libraries worldwide

Germaine Dulac's Smiling Madame Beudet and, The seashell and the clergyman ( Visual )
3 editions published in 1996 in French and held by 54 libraries worldwide
Smiling Madame Beudet: A study in domestic conflicts, this film portrays the life and dreams of a housewife in a small town who is married to a repulsive businessman. Seashell and the clergyman: A clergyman, committed by his calling to celibacy but in love with a romantic beauty, is afflicted by sexual torments he is unable to resolve. Experimental techniques are used to study his state of mind.

Germaine Dulac's Smiling Madame Beudet ; and, The seashell and the clergyman ( Visual )
14 editions published between 1922 and 1996 in French and English and held by 52 libraries worldwide
The romantic, "smiling" Madame Beudet is married to a dull and insensitive tradesman who irritates her so much that she dreams of other lovers and of killing him.

Avant guarde shorts [i.e. garde short] subjects from France ( Visual )
2 editions published in 1987 in French and held by 29 libraries worldwide

Avant garde short subjects from France ( Visual )
5 editions published between 1990 and 1996 in French and English and held by 24 libraries worldwide
In the Gance film a mad scientist discovers a sneezing powder that changes the shape of anything it touches. The Duchamp is a Dada film based on rotating circles and spirals interlaced by puns in French. Man Ray uses light patterns from rotating objects to exhibit his early Dadaistic affiliations. Partially filmed at the villa, Emakbakia which in Basque means leave me alone. Ray's second film portrays one man's difficulty in becoming committed to a woman. Astarfish symbolizes his yearning for sincere beauty without hidden, destructive qualities.

Germaine Dulac : drei Filme der französischen Stummfilm-Pionierin ( Visual )
2 editions published in 2007 in German and French and held by 23 libraries worldwide
La souriante Madame Beudet: A study in domestic conflicts, this portrays the life and dreams of a housewife in a small town who is married to a repulsive businessman.

La coquille et le clergyman ( Visual )
7 editions published between 1928 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 20 libraries worldwide
"Directed in 1927 by Germaine Dulac, The Seashell and the Clergyman, based on a script by Antonin Artaud, is considered to be the first surrealist film, even if at its Studio des Ursulines Premiere, the Surrealist group provoked an uproar that would become one of the great "scandals" of the 1920s. Along with contemporary musical accompaniments, this DVD edition features a video account of the Premiere and a presentation of the film and its importance in the history of cinema and feminism."--Container.