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====Date: [[:Category:1926 - 1950|1926 - 1950]] [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]====
====Date: [[:Category:1929|1929]]====


====Region: [[:Category:Europe|Europe]]====


====Subject: [[:Category:Religion|Religion]]====


====Region: [[:Category:Europe|Europe]] [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|{location3}]]====
====Medium: [[:Category:Film Video|Film Video]]====
 
 
 
====Subject: [[:Category:Religious|Religious]] [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:Other|Other]]====
 
 
 
====Medium: [[:Category:Film Video|Film Video]] [[:Category:|]] [[:Category:|]]====
 
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'''Artist:''' Germaine Dulac
'''Artist:''' Germaine Dulac


'''Confronting Bodies:''' British Board Of Film Censors
'''Confronting Bodies:''' British Board Of Film Censors


'''Dates of Action:''' 1929
'''Dates of Action:''' 1929


'''Location:''' England
'''Location:''' England


'''Description of Artwork:''' ''La Coquille'' has been given the honor of being the first Feminist and Surrealist film ever made and, not surprisingly, it has caused its fair share of controversy. The director, Germaine Dulac, used a scenario written by Antonin Artaud, but gave it her own interpretation. Artaud had initiailly wanted to play the priest (played by Alex Allin) but not to direct the film, but after the film had come out immediately started criticizing Dulac for her modification of his misogynistic and brutal scenario. According to the film journalist Wendy Dozoretz Artaud shouted, 'Mme Dulac is a cow!' at the premiere and his friends stopped the screening before storming out. ''La Coquille'' is "...the unique product of two incongruous minds." (Dozoretz. Wide Angle. 1979)


'''The Incident:''' Banned in 1929 by the British Board of Film Censors.


'''Description of Artwork:''' La Coquille et le Clergyman (The Seashell and the Clergyman. Dulac. 1928)  La Coquille has been given the honour of being the first feminist and Surrealist film ever made And not surprisingly it has caused its fair share of controversy. The director, Germaine Dulac, used a scenario written by Antonin Artaud, but gave it her own interpretation. Artaud had initiaily wanted to play the priest (played by Alex Allin) but not to direct the film, but after the film had come out immediately started criticising Dulac for her modification of his mysoginistic and brutal scenario. According to the film journalist Wendy Dozoretz. Artaud shouted 'Mme Dulac is a cow!' at the premiere and his friends stopped the screening before storming out. La Coquille is ''...the unique product of two incongruous minds." (Dozoretz. Wide Angle. 1979) <P>
'''Results of Incident:''' In banning it the British Board Of Film Censors states: "This film is apparently meaningless, but if it has any meaning it is doubtless objectionable."
 
 
 
'''The Incident:''' In banning it the British Board Of Film Censors states: "This film is apparently meaningless, but if it has any meaning it is doubtless objectionable." <P>
 
 
 
'''Results of Incident:''' Banned in 1929. <P>
 
 


'''Source:''' NCAC
'''Source:''' NCAC


 
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Latest revision as of 20:43, 29 July 2011

Date: 1929

Region: Europe

Subject: Religion

Medium: Film Video


Dulac.jpg

Artist: Germaine Dulac

Confronting Bodies: British Board Of Film Censors

Dates of Action: 1929

Location: England

Description of Artwork: La Coquille has been given the honor of being the first Feminist and Surrealist film ever made and, not surprisingly, it has caused its fair share of controversy. The director, Germaine Dulac, used a scenario written by Antonin Artaud, but gave it her own interpretation. Artaud had initiailly wanted to play the priest (played by Alex Allin) but not to direct the film, but after the film had come out immediately started criticizing Dulac for her modification of his misogynistic and brutal scenario. According to the film journalist Wendy Dozoretz Artaud shouted, 'Mme Dulac is a cow!' at the premiere and his friends stopped the screening before storming out. La Coquille is "...the unique product of two incongruous minds." (Dozoretz. Wide Angle. 1979)

The Incident: Banned in 1929 by the British Board of Film Censors.

Results of Incident: In banning it the British Board Of Film Censors states: "This film is apparently meaningless, but if it has any meaning it is doubtless objectionable."

Source: NCAC