The Madness of the Valiants (1926)

The Madness of the Valiants (1926)

Release Date: 1926, July 1
Directors: Germaine Dulac
Countries: France
Cast: Raphaël Lievin, Lia Loo

Overview:

A symbolist portrait of two gypsies in love, this captivating film finds Dulac deconstructing onscreen gender roles and striving to achieve her idea of cinema as a “visual symphony,” emphasizing rhythmic editing over acting to achieve a “cinema of suggestion.”