Delphine Seyrig

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Delphine Claire Beltiane Seyrig (April 10, 1932 – October 15, 1990) was a Lebanese-born French actress and film director. She became active in the feminist movement in the 1970s along with filmmakers Chantal Akerman, Marguerite Duras, and Ulrike Ottinger. In 1975, Seyrig joined forces with Carole Roussopoulos and Ioana Wieder to form the collective Les Insoumuses (The Resistant Muses) and produced videos that became an emancipatory tool and medium of political activism.

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On the Move Trailer (1979)

22 November 1979

Barbara is a forty-year-old woman of Polish origin living in Budapest. She is a biologist, a wife and a mother.

The Butcher, the Star and the Orphan Trailer (1975)

19 February 1975

A butcher dreams of becoming a famous director. He hires stars that he begins to kill.

Dear Michele Trailer (1976)

01 October 1976

Michael is the younger son of a middle-class family, a strong-willed and free-thinking fellow, who is off in some distant country fighting for a revolutionary cause.

I Sent a Letter to My Love Trailer (1980)

09 April 1980

A middle-aged disabled man unknowingly begins a lonely hearts correspondence with his own unmarried sister, who takes care of him.

Faces of Love Trailer (1977)

16 November 1977

After 10 years separation from his wife, a film director (Jean-Louis Trintignant), imagines he can make up with her by giving her a part in his next film, an adaptation of Tshekov's "Three Sisters".

Delphine Seyrig, portrait d'une comète Trailer (2000)

01 August 2000

Delphine Seyrig, an extraordinary woman and actress, died on October 15, 1990. From "Last Year at Marienbad" by Alain Resnais to "India Song" by Marguerite Duras, she played in 34 films for cinema, 13 films for television and 33 plays.

Energy of Delusion Trailer (2015)

01 January 2015

My aim is to create a highly compressed museum of cinema, consisting of some of the most notoriously engaging, difficult, and lengthy works of film history—those nearly invisible works that explore the limit conditions of film.

The Day of the Jackal Trailer (1973)

16 May 1973

An international assassin known as ‘The Jackal’ is employed by disgruntled French generals to kill President Charles de Gaulle, with a dedicated gendarme on the assassin’s trail.

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen Trailer (2012)

04 February 2012

A film where anything can happen - the hero and the heroine changes their faces, age, look, names, and so on.

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie Trailer (1972)

15 September 1972

In Luis Buñuel’s deliciously satiric masterpiece, an upper-class sextet sits down to dinner but never eats, their attempts continually thwarted by a vaudevillian mixture of events both actual and imagined.

A Doll's House Trailer (1973)

16 August 1973

Nora Helmer lives a quiet life with her husband, Torvald, in a small Norwegian town. While he works diligently at a bank, she looks after their children.

Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles Trailer (1976)

21 January 1976

A lonely young widow lives with her son following an immutable order: while the boy is in school, she cares for their apartment, does chores, and receives clients in the afternoon.

Tartuffe Trailer (1971)

12 June 1971

Orgon and his mother swear by Tartuffe, the self-styled devout who lives off them. The other members of the family, scandalized by the clergyman's hold over them, will do anything to expose his hypocrisy.

Last Year at Marienbad Trailer (1961)

29 September 1961

At a weekend gathering, a man tells a woman that they had spent time there together a year prior. But, the woman has no recollection whatsoever and is convinced that he is simply fabricating the encounter.

Jean Rochefort, l'irrésistible Trailer (2020)

30 November 2020

If Jean Rochefort remains so dear to our hearts, it is because this extraordinary actor alone embodies a cinema and a France imbued with freedom and carelessness.

Pictures of Europe Trailer (1990)

25 April 1990

What makes European cinema so special? Find out in Paul Joyce’s feature-length documentary, Pictures of Europe, which examines the differences between American independent and Hollywood movies and films from European directors.

The Man of Destiny Trailer (1981)

05 May 1981

One of Shaw's "pleasant plays", The Man of Destiny is a one-act lighthearted comedy of egos and social hypocrisy.

Superbia – The Pride Trailer (1988)

13 October 1988

Pride is the first of the seven deadly sins. The introduction is made through early allegorical forms and figures (triumphal procession, dance of death, Baroque tragedy etc.

Stolen Kisses Trailer (1968)

04 September 1968

The third in a series of films featuring François Truffaut's alter-ego, Antoine Doinel, the story resumes with Antoine being discharged from military service.

The Discoveries of a Modern Couple Trailer (1986)

24 December 1986

Black comedy about a couple who become convinced that their best friends are aliens and that the Earth’s days are numbered.

Donkey Skin Trailer (1970)

16 December 1970

A fairy godmother helps a princess disguise herself so she won't have to marry her father.

Daughters of Darkness Trailer (1971)

28 May 1971

Ostend, Belgium. In a decadent seaside hotel, Stefan and Valerie, a newlywed couple, meet the mysterious Countess Báthory and Ilona, her secretary.

Grain of Sand Trailer (1983)

25 October 1983

Delphine Seyrig plays a middle-aged woman coping with an ungovernable present and holding out hopes of escaping to a more pleasant past.

Le Lys dans la vallée Trailer (1970)

16 May 1970

Félix de Vandenesse's youthful love for the beautiful, inaccessible Madame de Mortsauf, who devotes her life to a half-mad husband and two fragile children.

The Black Windmill Trailer (1974)

17 May 1974

A British agent's son is kidnapped and held for a ransom of diamonds. The agent finds out that he can't even count on the people he thought were on his side to help him, so he decides to track down the kidnappers himself.

Muriel, or the Time of Return Trailer (1963)

01 October 1963

In the seacoast town of Boulogne, antique furniture saleswoman Hélène lives with her stepson, Bernard, who's back from military duty in Algiers.

Accident Trailer (1967)

09 February 1967

Stephen is a professor at Oxford University who is caught in a rut and feels trapped by his life in both academia and marriage.

The Last Word Trailer (1975)

01 January 1975

Leo, the owner of the stocking product "Discrete", has driven his company into the wall; the company is virtually bankrupt.

The Milky Way Trailer (1969)

28 February 1969

Two men, part tramp, part pilgrim, are on their way from France to Santiago de Compostela in Spain. On their way, they meet a vast assortment of characters—some truculent, some violent, and some bizarre; they experience many adventures—some mysterious, some erotic, some even supernatural.

Black Sun Trailer (2019)

07 July 2019

Underscored by French film legend Delphine Seyrig’s evocative recitation of a Henri Michaux poem, Maureen Fazendeiro’s film is a mysterious, multi-textured portrait of eclipse spectators in Portugal.

In Memory Trailer (1987)

14 April 1987

One year after the death of Simone de Beauvoir (14 april 1986) Delphine Seyrig pays homage by visiting her grave.

Be Pretty and Shut Up! Trailer (1981)

04 March 1981

The film is a series of interviews with various well-known film actresses, including Jenny Agutter, Maria Schneider, and Jane Fonda.

Calamity Jane & Delphine Seyrig: A Story Trailer (2020)

19 March 2020

Delphine Seyrig decided to work on a film project about Calamity Jane to reveal Jane’s sensibility and insight about life in those letters to her daughter.

The Places of Marguerite Duras Trailer (1976)

03 May 1976

Her whole childhood, Marguerite Duras spent her time moving. Her house in Neauphle-le-Château is the one she has lived in the most, and the one she says: “All the women in my books have lived in this house.

The Colors of Madness Trailer (1987)

06 November 1987

This short film about the links between the experience of madness ans pictorial expression, comprises a conversation between the actress Delphine Seyrig and Mary Barnes, painter and co-author of Mary Barnes, "Two Accounts of a Journey through Madness.

Delphine Seyrig Trailer (1970)

01 June 1970

Où est-ce qu'on se "Mai"? Trailer (1976)

01 January 1976

Documentary about feminist protests on the 1st of May of 1976

Mr. Freedom Trailer (1969)

08 January 1969

Mr. Freedom, a bellowing good-ol'-boy superhero decked out in copious football padding, jets to France to cut off a Commie invasion from Switzerland.

Baxter, Vera Baxter Trailer (1977)

08 June 1977

In an empty villa, Vera Baxter sits and contemplates her life, as she recounts to a woman who was drawn to the villa when she heard the name Vera Baxter pronounced.

Delphine and Carole Trailer (2020)

14 January 2020

In the 70s, actress Delphine Seyrig and director Carole Roussopoulos, both militant feminists, were the pioneers of video activism in France.

The Colour of Words Trailer (1984)

12 June 1984

This afterword to India Song (Duras' celebrated 1975 film) is organized in several parts. It begins with an interview to Marguerite Duras by Dominique Noguez, an expert in her work; the interview links the film to the two movies whom it's related to: The Ravishment of Lol V.

The Garden That Tilts Trailer (1975)

14 May 1975

Karl, a young killer is to kill Kate, an adventurous lady living in a mansion by a lake. He approaches her but fails to kill her.

Who Are You, Polly Maggoo? Trailer (1966)

21 October 1966

A model tells a television crew about her dreams of a life with prince charming all while fending off the lecherous advances of a horde of men.

India Song Trailer (1975)

04 June 1975

Anne-Marie Stretter, the wife of a French diplomat in 1930s India, takes many lovers to relieve the boredom in her life.

Maso and Miso Go Boating Trailer (1976)

01 January 1976

The year 1975 is declared “year of the woman”. On this occasion Bernard Pivot invited Françoise Giroud on television, then Secretary of State for Women.

Pull My Daisy Trailer (1959)

11 November 1959

Based on an incident in the life of Beat icon Neal Cassady and his wife, the painter Carolyn, the film tells the story of a railway brakeman whose wife invites a respected bishop over for dinner.

El vientre de la ballena Trailer (1969)

01 January 1969

Mexican feature film

Le petit Pommier Trailer (1981)

04 February 1981

Story of three "flights": a little boy, a girl, and a mother who escapes the real world and recreates the world through dreams and photographs.

J'aime Trailer (2007)

27 January 2007

Les trois portugaises Trailer (1974)

01 January 1974

Images from “La nuit des femmes”, an evening in support of the three Portuguese writers, Maria Isabel Barreno, Maria Teresa Horta and Maria Velho da Costa, who, for having published in 1972 the “Novas Cartas Portuguesas”, a collective work bringing together texts denouncing the alienating and patriarchal Portuguese society, were brought to justice and risked 2 to 5 years in prison for insulting good morals.

Voix off Trailer (1989)

01 January 1989

Two worlds are involved. The internal world, closed, virtually isolated, with just one tenuous, uncertain link with the other world - the telephone.

Inês Trailer (1974)

17 November 1974

Inês Etienne Romeu was an opponent to the Brazilian's dictatorship. She was kidnapped, tortured and raped in jail, where she stayed for almost 100 days.

Spray of the Days Trailer (1968)

21 April 1968

Chick fell in love with Alise because of a shared passion for writer Jean-Sol Partre who gradually devoured their relationship.

Aloïse Trailer (1975)

02 April 1975

Aloise creates a series of haunting drawings while she is incarcerated in an institution for the insane in turn-of-the-century Switzerland.

Son nom de Venise dans Calcutta désert Trailer (1976)

02 June 1976

The full soundtrack to Marguerite Duras' 1975 film India Song, about a French ambassador's wife in 1930s India, is here repurposed with all new cinematography.

Documenteur Trailer (1982)

20 January 1982

After separating from the father of her son, a young French woman tries to find lodging and a fresh start in L.

Golden Eighties Trailer (1986)

25 June 1986

In a lively shopping center, proprietors and customers are bustling, including three women vying for a man's heart with song and dance.

The Lost Way Trailer (1980)

09 January 1980

While the Easter holidays are over, a young woman named Cécile and her brother Pierre return to the family home.

De doute et de grâce Trailer (1989)

01 January 1989

Of Doubt and Grace: A spell-binding reading by Delphine SEYRIG of extracts of Carole NAGGAR's text "Cité du Sang".

Comédie Trailer (1966)

01 January 1966

a 22-minute French experimental short film directed by Marin Karmitz and Jean Ravel, based on Samuel Beckett's 1963 play.