The Seashell and the Clergyman

1928 film directed by Germaine Dulac
Movie short_film Q934068
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Summary

The Seashell and the Clergyman is a short film[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (188 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Seashell and the Clergyman's instance of is recorded as short film[3].
  • The Seashell and the Clergyman was directed by Germaine Dulac[4].
  • Antonin Artaud wrote the screenplay for The Seashell and the Clergyman[5].
  • The Seashell and the Clergyman is associated with the surrealism movement[6].
  • The Seashell and the Clergyman is associated with the surrealist film movement[7].
  • The Seashell and the Clergyman's genre is drama film[8].
  • The Seashell and the Clergyman's genre is silent film[9].
  • The Seashell and the Clergyman's genre is experimental film[10].
  • A cast member of The Seashell and the Clergyman was Alex Allin[11].
  • A cast member of The Seashell and the Clergyman was Génica Athanasiou[12].
  • A cast member of The Seashell and the Clergyman was Lucien Bataille[13].
  • The Seashell and the Clergyman was produced by Germaine Dulac[14].
  • The original language of The Seashell and the Clergyman was French[15].
  • The Seashell and the Clergyman's Commons category is recorded as La Coquille et le clergyman[16].
  • The Seashell and the Clergyman's color is recorded as black-and-white[17].
  • The Seashell and the Clergyman's country of origin is recorded as France[18].
  • The Seashell and the Clergyman was published on January 1, 1928[19].
  • The Seashell and the Clergyman's described by source is recorded as BBC's The 100 greatest films directed by women[20].
  • The Seashell and the Clergyman's described by source is recorded as Women Make Film[21].
  • The Seashell and the Clergyman's title is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'La Coquille et le Clergyman'}[22].
  • The Seashell and the Clergyman's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'minute', 'amount': '+44'}[23].
  • The Seashell and the Clergyman's aspect ratio is recorded as 4:3[24].
  • The Seashell and the Clergyman's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as gender gap on Dutch Wikipedia[25].

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Authorship and Creation

The Seashell and the Clergyman was produced by Germaine Dulac[14]. It was directed by Germaine Dulac[4]. Antonin Artaud wrote the screenplay for it[5]. Cast members include Alex Allin[11], Génica Athanasiou[12], and Lucien Bataille[13].

Publication

The Seashell and the Clergyman was released on January 1, 1928[19]. The original language of it was French[15]. Genres include drama film[8], silent film[9], and experimental film[10].

Subject and Themes

Movements include surrealism[6] and surrealist film[7].

Why It Matters

The Seashell and the Clergyman ranks in the top 5% of short_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (188 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . stopklatka.pl. Retrieved . stopklatka.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Filmová databáze film id → 58036
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  2. 16w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14449 → 160976
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38315|batch #38315]]: MovieLens IDs (part 2)"
  3. 16w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-06-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Color → black-and-white
    Aspect ratio (w:h) → 4:3
    Publication date → +1928-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → short film
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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