Germaine Dulac

by Maryann De Julio

Overview

One of the few women pioneers of cinema and a committed feminist, Germaine Dulac strongly believed that the public had a role to play in shaping the history of cinema and the kinds of films that filmmakers could make. This book draws on a wealth of archival material – both films and writing – to study Dulac’s ‘behind the scenes’ work on filmmaking and her social/political activism in the field of cinema. The biographical and historical introduction contextualises Dulac’s situation at the heart of the avant-garde. Three chapters organise her films and career around the kinds of cinema that she promoted: ‘psychological’, ‘pure’ and ‘documentary’. The conclusion contrasts Dulac’s contributions with those of Alice Guy Blaché, another early woman film pioneer, highlighting their differing paths to recognition.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781526107541
Publisher:	Manchester University Press
Publication date:	08/02/2022
Series:	French Film Directors Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	168
File size:	895 KB

About the Author

Maryann De Julio is Professor of French at Kent State University

Table of Contents

Introduction
1 Impressionist cinema: the ‘psychological films’
2 Avant-garde cinema: pure cinema and dada/surrealist films
3 Documentary cinema: France-Actualités and beyond
Conclusion
Index