Description

La Souriante Madame Beudet (The Smiling Madame Beudet) is a short French silent film made in 1922, directed by famed surrealist director Germaine Dulac. It stars Germaine Dermoz as the protagonist Madame Beudet, who has grown tired of her husband’s foolish antics, 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.

Cast

• Germaine Dermoz as Madame Beudet
• Alexandre Arquillière as Monsieur Beudet
• Jean d’Yd as Monsieur Labas
• Madeleine Guitty as Madame Labas
• Raoul Paoli as Le champion de tennis