The Seashell and the Clergyman (DVD & Book) DVD, 1927

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Film Description

Directed in 1927 by Germaine Dulac and scripted by Antonin Artaud, The Seashell and the Clergyman is generally considered to be the first Surrealist film: a key element of French cultural heritage. A book and supporting features throw light upon various different aspects of the film (aesthetic, technical, and economic).

Features the film in its original silent version, restored by the Nederlands Filmmuseum in collaboration with Light Cone, and three musical versions composed by Pascal Comelade, Thomas Koener and Iris ter Schiphorst.

Also includes two extras conceived by Nicolas Droin and Prosper Hillairet, with contributions from Artaud and Dulac experts: Tumulte aux Ursulines (Uproar in the Ursulines, 2008, 15 mins) and Surimpressions (Superimpositions, 2009, 33 mins).

Film Information

Director - Germaine Dulac

Produced - 1927

Main Language - Silent with English subtitles

Countries & Regions - European Film, French Film

DVD Details

Certificate:	E	Publisher:	Re:voir	Region:	2
Length:	mins	Cat No:	REVOIRCOQ
Format:	DVD B&W

DVD Extras

Bilingual (French-English) box set with a DVD and a book
A new and revised edition (160 pages) of the seminal book by Alain and Odette Virmaux published by Paris Experimental (1999)
Germaine Dulac's biography and filmography
An account of the restoration of the film: Catherine Cormon, director of restoration at the Nederlands Filmmuseum, retraces the history of the different versions of the film and of the restoration process.