The Seashell and the Clergyman

The Seashell and the Clergyman

In this clip from Germaine Dulac's The Seashell and the Clergyman (1928), the clergyman (played by Alex Allin) interrupts a ball presided over by a general (Lucien Bataille) and his wife (Genica Athanasiou).
Produced by Délia Film, 1928, directed by Germaine Dulac
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