FILM DIRECTOR

Germaine Dulac

1882 - 1942

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Germaine Dulac (French: [dylak]; born Charlotte Elisabeth Germaine Saisset-Schneider; 17 November 1882 – 20 July 1942) was a French filmmaker, film theorist, journalist and critic. She was born in Amiens and moved to Paris in early childhood. A few years after her marriage she embarked on a journalistic career in a feminist magazine, and later became interested in film. With the help of her husband and friend she founded a film company and directed a few commercial works before slowly moving into Impressionist and Surrealist territory. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Germaine Dulac is the 323rd most popular film director (down from 268th in 2019), the 1,941st most popular biography from France (down from 1,648th in 2019) and the 40th most popular French Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Germaine Dulac ranks 323 out of 2,041. Before her are Edward Dmytryk, Adrian Lyne, Billy Hayes, Adolph Zukor, Sam Taylor-Johnson, and Krzysztof Zanussi. After her are George Roy Hill, Steve McQueen, Richard Fleischer, Alain Tanner, John Hughes, and Marc Allégret.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1882, Germaine Dulac ranks 89. Before her are Korney Chukovsky, Hugh S. Johnson, Max Decugis, Kimon Georgiev, Husband E. Kimmel, and Eduard Spranger. After her are Princess Louise of Orléans, Jim Lightbody, John Barrymore, Gian Francesco Malipiero, Harold Lowe, and Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria. Among people deceased in 1942, Germaine Dulac ranks 64. Before her are Flinders Petrie, Alfred Flatow, Hugh S. Johnson, Georg Stumme, Archduke Joseph Ferdinand of Austria, and Avraham Stern. After her are Mikhail Nesterov, Yosano Akiko, Augustinas Voldemaras, Stjepan Filipović, Heinz Hitler, and Joseph Franklin Rutherford.

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In France

Among people born in France, Germaine Dulac ranks 1,941 out of 6,770. Before her are Thoinot Arbeau (1520), Le Pétomane (1857), Pierre Werner (1913), Sophie Gengembre Anderson (1823), Charlotte of Albret (1480), and Heinz Harmel (1906). After her are Elias, Duke of Parma (1880), Antoine Barnave (1761), Berengar of Tours (998), Itta of Metz (592), Jacques Roux (1752), and Varro Atacinus (-82).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In France

Among film directors born in France, Germaine Dulac ranks 40. Before her are Jacques Becker (1906), Claude Sautet (1924), Philippe de Broca (1933), Frank Darabont (1959), François Ozon (1967), and Jeannot Szwarc (1937). After her are Jean Girault (1924), Francis Veber (1937), William Kennedy Dickson (1860), Jean Rouch (1917), Alexandre Astruc (1923), and Édouard Molinaro (1928).

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