The Seashell and the Clergyman (1928)
- Original title
- La Coquille et le Clergyman
- Directed by
- Germaine Dulac
- Genre
- drama film, silent film, experimental film
- Country
- France
- Runtime
- 44 min
- Rating
- 6.7 of 10 from 74 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A clergyman chases a woman through surreal and fragmented scenes. The film follows his obsessive desire and encounters with strange imagery.
dreamlikesurrealunsettlingabstractdisorientingvisually experimentalpsychologicalcryptic
What happens
The Seashell and the Clergyman (French: La Coquille et le Clergyman) is a 1928 French experimental film directed by Germaine Dulac, from an original scenario by Antonin Artaud. It premiered in Paris on 9 February 1928. The film is associated with French Surrealism. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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