Antoinette Sabrier

Antoinette Sabrier (1927)

Drama

Adapted from a play by Romain Coolus, whose work Dulac had covered as a theater critic at the turn of the century, this atmospheric and socially inquisitive film tells the tale of an independent, sexually liberated woman (Eve Francis) who is torn between her husband (Gabriel Gabrio) and her lover (Paul Guide). Controversial at the time of its release, Antoinette Sabrier finds Dulac using her bold sense of visual rhythm to achieve a complex portrait of a woman trapped in an unhappy marriage and a nuanced investigation into human intimacy, with her characters’ emotions expressed through then-innovative cinematic techniques such as slow motion and associative montage.

Director: Germaine Dulac
Writer: Germaine Dulac

Casts

	Ève Francis as Antoinette Sabrier
	Gabriel Gabrio as Germain Sabrier
	Jean Toulout as Jamagne
	Yvette Armel as Hélène Doreuil
	Paul Guidé as Roger Dangenne
	Paul Menant as Chartrain
	Paul Cervières as Gaston Doreuil
	Ashida as Dancer (uncredited)
	Lou Davy as (uncredited)

Crew