Antoinette Sabrier
6.9
Adapted from a play by Romain Coolus, whose work Dulac had covered as a theater critic at the turn of the century, this atmospheric and socially inquisitive film tells the tale of an independent, sexually liberated woman (Eve Francis) who is torn between her husband (Gabriel Gabrio) and her lover (Paul Guide). Controversial at the time of its release, Antoinette Sabrier finds Dulac using her bold sense of visual rhythm to achieve a complex portrait of a woman trapped in an unhappy marriage and a nuanced investigation into human intimacy, with her characters’ emotions expressed through then-innovative cinematic techniques such as slow motion and associative montage.
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Cast
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Ève Francis
Antoinette Sabrier
Known for
The French Detective
Gabriel Gabrio
Germain Sabrier
Known for
Pépé le Moko
Wooden Crosses
Germaine Dulac
Maurice Forster
Romain Coolus
Jean Toulout
Jamagne
Also in
Au secours !
The Tenth Symphony
Paul Parguel
Yvette Armel
Hélène Doreuil
Also in
Mon Paris
La Petite Fonctionnaire
Raoul Aubourdier
Paul Guidé
Roger Dangenne
Also in
Loves of Casanova
Les Misérables
Paul Menant
Chartrain
Also in
La Grande Passion
Hard guys
Paul Cervières
Gaston Doreuil
Also in
Toute sa vie
Fan Fan the Tulip
Germaine Dulac Director · Romain Coolus Author Maurice Forster Cinematographer
First release January 1, 1927 · Produced in France
Production
Pathé Consortium Cinéma
Production
France
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Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Germany · January 1, 1927
France · January 20, 1928
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Hungary
April 26, 1928 · Theatrical
Portugal
September 5, 1927 · Theatrical
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