Princess Mandane (French: Princesse Mandane) is a 1928 French silent film adventure film directed by Germaine Dulac and starring Edmonde Guy and Mona Goya.[Powrie & Rebillard p.49] It is based on the 1922 novel L'Oublié by Pierre Benoit.[Goble p.898][Graf & Scheunemann p.123] The film's sets were designed by the art director César Silvagni.
Synopsis
Étienne is engaged to Anna who works as a
secretary in the same
factory as him. However, he falls asleep and dreams of going to a foreign land reigned over by
princess Mandane who he enjoys a romance and a series of adventures with.
Cast
Bibliography
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Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
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Graf, Alexander & Scheunemann, Dietrich. Avant-garde Film. Rodopi, 2007.
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Powrie, Phil & Rebillard, Éric. Pierre Batcheff and stardom in 1920s French cinema. Edinburgh University Press, 2009
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