La Mer

La Mer

La Mer

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La Mer

1991

0h 4m

7.5(1 votes)

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The passing time is displayed as a series of still frames, or a rapid sequence of moments, ever flowing like the waves that break on the shore, like a repeated chant with no beginning, middle or end.

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Directed by: Ange Leccia

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