The read
It runs a compact 41m.
Synopsis
Obsessed with a general's wife, a clergyman has strange visions of death and lust, struggling against his own eroticism.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
75 audience votes
Key crew
- Germaine DulacDirector
- Antonin ArtaudWriter
- Germaine DulacWriter
Cast
- Alex AllinThe Clergyman
- Lucien BatailleThe Officer
- Genica AthanasiouThe Woman
Stills
Themes
sexual obsessionsexual frustrationsurrealismlustavant-gardesilent filmcatholic priestwoman directorfrench impressionismexperimental film