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 husbands foolish antics and Alexandre Arquillire 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.
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