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Alex Allin
Le clergyman
Genica Athanasiou
La femme du général
Lucien Bataille
Le général
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Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Jun 06 2022
Germaine Dulac has created a monster here... Not in any kaiju sense, but by taking a surreal swipe at just about every element of the masculine-driven, religiously flawed environment of the world in the 1920s. The eponymous priest - Alex Allin harbours none too subtle desires about the mistress of "le général" (Lucien Bataille) - the beautiful Genica Athanasiou, and the next half hour illustrates some of the complex ramifications of this infatuation. Now I have watched this many times, each time thinking as I get older, that the penny may drop and that I shall discover a deeper meaning... Each ...
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Keywords
- sexual obsession
- sexual frustration
- surrealism
- lust
- avant-garde
- silent film
- catholic priest
- woman director
- french impressionism
- experimental film