Antoinette Sabrier
movie
View on VideBits →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.
Cast & crew
Paul Cervières · Ashida · Yvette Armel · Jean Toulout · Ève Francis · Paul Menant · Lou Davy · Paul Guidé · Gabriel Gabrio · Germaine Dulac