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The Vertical Smile

1973
Directed byRobert Lapoujade
1h 50m

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.

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Françoise BrionLennieFrançois PerrotRelde
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GENRES
Drama
STATUSReleased
RATING
NR

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