
The Madness of the Valiants
A symbolist portrait of two gypsies in love, this captivating film finds Dulac deconstructing onscreen gender roles and striving to achieve her idea of cinema as a “visual symphony,” emphasizing rhythmic editing over acting to achieve a “cinema of suggestion.”
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Germaine Dulac
Director

Maxim Gorky
Short Story
Maurice Forster
Director of Photography
Paul Parguel
Director of Photography

Germaine Dulac
Adaptation

Maxim Gorky
Story

Germaine Dulac
Screenplay