Delphine Seyrig

April 10, 1932 — Beirut, Lebanon

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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The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

1972

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Donkey Skin

1970

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Last Year at Marienbad

1961

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Stolen Kisses

1968

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Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles

1976

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Muriel, or the Time of Return

1963

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Daughters of Darkness

1971

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Accident

1967