La Mer

Name: La Mer
Director: Ange Leccia
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1991-06-11
Duration: 4 min
Rating: 7.5

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Documentary

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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