The Madness of the Valiants

46m
Drama
6

A symbolist portrait of two gypsies in love, this captivating film finds Dulac deconstructing onscreen gender roles and striving to achieve her idea of cinema as a “visual symphony,” emphasizing rhythmic editing over acting to achieve a “cinema of suggestion.”

Cast

Lia Loo
The bohemian
Raphaël Lievin
The gypsy
Castelluci
Unknown

Crew

Germaine Dulac
Director, Adaptation, Screenplay
Maxim Gorky
Story, Short Story
Maurice Forster
Director of Photography
Paul Parguel
Director of Photography

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