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La souriante Mme Beudet = Madame Beudet's Sonniges Lächeln : d'après la pièce de Deny Amlel et André Obey /

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A sensitive and intelligent woman in provincial France is trapped in a marriage to a coarse, materialistic man. She escapes through daydreams, which the film renders with purely cinematic devices.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Amiel, Denys, 1884- (Author), Knaak, Manfred (Composer)
Corporate Authors: Ensemble Kontraste (Nuremberg, Germany) (Instrumentalist), Cinémathèque suisse (film production company.), Colisée-Films (film production company.), ZDF/Arte (Firm) (film production company.)
Other Authors: Dulac, Germaine, 1882-1942 (Director), Obey, André, 1892-1975 (Screenwriter), Dermoz, Germaine, 1888-1966 (Actor), Arquillière, Alexandre, 1870-1953 (Actor), Guitty, Madeleine, 1870-1936 (Actor), Strobel, Frank (Conductor)
Format: Video DVD
Language:No linguistic content
Language Notes:Orchestral music; with French and German intertitles.
Published: [Mainz, Germany] : ZDF/ARTE, [2005?]
Subjects:
Married women > France > Drama.
Dreams > Drama.
Experimental films.
Silent films.
Short films.
Feminist films.
Description
Summary:A sensitive and intelligent woman in provincial France is trapped in a marriage to a coarse, materialistic man. She escapes through daydreams, which the film renders with purely cinematic devices.
Item Description:Dates based on the movie copyright at the end of credits.
Based on the play by Denys Amiel.
Originally released as motion picture in 1923; new music soundtrack copyrighted 2005.
Physical Description:1 videodisc ( approximately 39 min.) : silent, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; PAL.
Production Credits:Photography, A. Merrin; music, Manfred Knaak (2005), performed by Ensemble Kontraste (Nuremberg, Germany); Frank Strobel, conductor.