The Seashell and the Clergyman
1928 film directed by Germaine Dulac
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Summary
The Seashell and the Clergyman is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of short film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (940 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Director: Germaine Dulac[3]
- Screenwriter: Antonin Artaud[4]
- Movement: surrealism[5], surrealist film[6]
- Genre: drama film[7], silent film[8], experimental film[9]
- Cast member: Alex Allin[10], Génica Athanasiou[11], Lucien Bataille[12]
- Producer: Germaine Dulac[13]
- Original language of film or TV show: French[14]
- Commons category: La Coquille et le clergyman[15]
- Color: black-and-white[16]
- Country of origin: France[17]
- Publication date: January 1, 1928[18]
- Described by source: BBC's The 100 greatest films directed by women[19], Women Make Film[20]
- Title: La Coquille et le Clergyman[21]
- Duration: 44 minutes[22]
- Aspect ratio (W:H): 4:3[23]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[24]
- P14449: 160976[25]
Why It Matters
The Seashell and the Clergyman has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]