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The Vertical Smile

8 average rating
★★★★★
8
French / 110 MIN. / 1973

The Genres

The Synopsis

A kaleidoscope of images from history populate this skillfully animated French feature. The story concerns a history professor whose ideas about human history cause him distress. Amid a flurry of newsreel-type images, Joan of Arc's trial is shown. Another theme which emerges is of two ages (in the far past and far future) in which naked humans fight one another with animalistic aggression.

The Cast

Françoise BrionFrançois PerrotHenri SerreOlivier HussenotJean-Pierre MockyAndré ChaumeauNatalie PerreyGeorges CarmierViolaine DoucyVanina MichelCatherine StermannMax VialleMichel CharrelDidier FlamandBernard Jeantet

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