The Smiling Madame Beudet (1923)

movie

(2941)

Country: France
Genres: Drama, Short
Release: 1923-11-09
Director: Germaine Dulac
Writers: Denys Amiel , André Obey
Language: None
Stars: Germaine Dermoz , Madeleine Guitty , Jean d’Yd , Yvette Grisier , Raoul Paoli , Armand Thirard , Alexandre Arquillière
Runtime: 26 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Улыбающаяся мадам Бёде , La sorridente signora Beudet (Italy) , Surâzătoarea doamnă Beudet (Romania) , Nasmejana gospodja Bode , Madame Beudets sonniges Lächeln (Germany) , Das Lächeln der Madame Beudet (Germany) , Uśmiechnięta pani Beudet (Poland) , La sonriente Madame Beudet (Spain) , The Smiling Madame Beudet (Canada) , The Smiling Madame Beudet , La souriante Madame Beudet , La souriante Madame Beudet (France, French Republic) , A sorridente senhora Beudet (Brazil) , Mosolygós Madame Beudet (Hungary)
Plot: One of the first feminist movies, The Smiling Madame Beudet is the story of an intelligent woman trapped in a loveless marriage. Her husband is used to playing a stupid practical joke in which he puts an empty revolver to his head and threatens to shoot himself. One day, while the husband is away, she puts bullets in the revolver. However, she is stricken with remorse and tries to retrieve the bullets the next morning. Her husband gets to the revolver first only this time he points the revolver at her.
IMDB:tt0013626