The Beautiful Woman Without Mercy 1921
The Beautiful Woman Without Mercy
"Taking its title from John Keats’s early 19th-century poem, this highly personal melodrama finds Dulac interrogating the archetype of the femme fatale. La belle dame sans merci follows a famous actress who was once seduced and abandoned by a rich man and subsequently resolved to become a “merciless woman,” forever scheming to hurt others (men in particular) in a ruthless yet captivating manner. Dulac challenges the Romantic archetype embodied in Keats’s poem by way of symbolist mise en scène, self-reflexive narration, and her typically associative approach to editing, locating a modern ambiguity within the stereotypical figures of 19th-century art." - Film Society of Lincoln Center
"Taking its title from John Keats’s early 19th-century poem, this highly personal melodrama finds Dulac interrogating the archetype of the femme fatale. La belle dame sans merci follows a famous actress who was once seduced and abandoned by a rich man and subsequently resolved to become a “merciless woman,” forever scheming to hurt others (men in particular) in a ruthless yet captivating manner. Dulac challenges the Romantic archetype embodied in Keats’s poem by way of symbolist mise en scène, self-reflexive narration, and her typically associative approach to editing, locating a modern ambiguity within the stereotypical figures of 19th-century art." - Film Society of Lincoln Center
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Full Cast & Crew... Lola de Sandoval
... Irène
... Comtesse d'Amaury
... Comte Guy d'Amaury
JT
Jean Tarride... Hubert d'Amaury
PM
Pierre Mareg... Marquis de Saint-Érasme
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Release Date:
Apr 22, 1921 (France)
Run Time:
1hr 20`
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Original Language:
French
Production Countries:
France
Status:
Released
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Cast & Crew of
The Beautiful Woman Without Mercy - The Beautiful Woman Without Mercy
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Lola de Sandoval
... Irène
... Comtesse d'Amaury
... Comte Guy d'Amaury
JT
Jean Tarride... Hubert d'Amaury
PM
Pierre Mareg... Marquis de Saint-Érasme
LG
Lucien Glen... Lucien
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