The Beautiful Woman Without Mercy
La Belle dame sans merci
Synopsis
"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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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Germaine Dulac
- Screenplay & Story
- Irène Hillel-Erlanger, Germaine Dulac
- Original Title
- La Belle dame sans merci
- Country of Origin
- France
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- 1h 20m
- Production Studios
- D.H.
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Germaine Dulac
Irène Hillel-Erlanger, Germaine Dulac
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Germaine Dulac
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What is The Beautiful Woman Without Mercy about?
"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
Who directed The Beautiful Woman Without Mercy?
The Beautiful Woman Without Mercy was directed by Germaine Dulac.
Who stars in The Beautiful Woman Without Mercy?
The principal cast of The Beautiful Woman Without Mercy includes Tania Daleyme, Yolande Hillé, Denise Lorys, Jean Toulout, Jean Tarride.
When was The Beautiful Woman Without Mercy released and how long is it?
The Beautiful Woman Without Mercy was released in 1921 with a total runtime of 1h 20m.