The Song of Styrene

The Song of Styrene

The Song of Styrene

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The Song of Styrene

1957

0h 13m

6.3(25 votes)

Documentary

Animation

Overview

Le chant du Styrène is a 1958 French documentary film directed by Alain Resnais. The film was an order by French industrial group Pechiney to highlight the merits of plastics.

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Pierre Dux

Narrator (voice)

Pierre Dux

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Sacha Vierny

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