Women Pioneers of Cinema

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After bringing Alice Guy to light in 2020, LaCinetek is once again partnering with Lobster Films to present, within its "Hidden Treasures" section, a selection of 7 new films from the beginning of the 20th century made by women, little celebrated yet innovative. Lois Weber, Mabel Normand, Germaine Dulac or Mary Ellen Bute: so many pioneers women filmmakers whose rich filmography, almost unseen on VOD, should be (re)discovered.

- Mabel's Strange Predicament by Mabel Normand
- The Cigarette by Germaine Dulac
- The Blot by Lois Weber
- The Smiling Madame Beudet by Germaine Dulac
- The Erl King by Marie-Louise Iribe
- The Woman Condemned by Dorothy Davenport
- Spook Sport by Norman McLaren & Mary Ellen Bute & Ted Nemeth

Please note that LaCinetek is in France, Belgium, Germany, Austria and Luxembourg and that availability of these films may have exceptions in some countries. 

Enjoy discovering on LaCinetek !

Photo: The Cigarette by Germaine Dulac