Germaine Dulac

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One of the few women pioneers of cinema and a committed feminist, Germaine Dulac strongly believed that the public had a role to play in shaping the history of cinema and the kinds of films that filmmakers could make. This book draws on a wealth of archival material both films and writing to study Dulacs behind the scenes work on filmmaking and her social/political activism in the field of cinema. The biographical and historical introduction contextualises Dulacs situation at the heart of the avant-garde. Three chapters organise her films and career around the kinds of cinema that she promoted: psychological, pure and documentary. The conclusion contrasts Dulacs contributions with those of Alice Guy Blach, another early woman film pioneer, highlighting their differing paths to recognition.

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Maryann De Julio is Professor of French at Kent State University