La Souriante Madame Beudet
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| Directed by | Germaine Dulac |
| Written by | Germaine Dulac |
| Based on | La Souriante Madame Beudet 1921 play by Denys Amiel André Obey |
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Running time | 38 mins. |
| Country | France |
| Languages | Silent film French intertitles |
La Souriante Madame Beudet (The Smiling Madame Beudet) is a short French impressionist silent film made in 1923, directed by pioneering avant-garde cinema director Germaine Dulac. It stars Germaine Dermoz as Madame Beudet and Alexandre Arquillière as Monsieur Beudet. It is considered by many to be one of the first truly "feminist" films. It tells the story of an intelligent woman trapped in a loveless marriage.