Saturday, February 14 • 4:30pm

La princesse Mandane (Princess Mandane)
Germaine Dulac, DCP, 74 min
France, 1928 (Silent)

Étienne is engaged to Annette, a secretary in the factory where he works. Fantasizing about daring adventures, he decides to leave everything behind to go to a foreign land, Mingrelia. The country is governed by Princess Mandane who has been made a prisoner in her own palace. Étienne sees an opportunity to prove himself by rescuing the damsel in distress, but Germaine Dulac has other plans for them.

With live piano accompaniment by Renato Umali.

Co-sponsored by the Film Studies program

Talkback with Tami Williams (Film Studies program, Department of English).