The Madness of the Valiants

The Madness of the Valiants

46 mins | Drama | July 1, 1926

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.”

The Madness of the Valiants

46 mins | Drama | July 1, 1926

The Madness of the Valiants
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.”
Producers
Original title La folie des vaillants
Directors Germaine Dulac
Writers Germaine Dulac, Maxim Gorky

Cast

Lia Loo

as The bohemian

Raphaël Lievin

as The gypsy