Le Chant du Depart

France, 1975

Film
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Every Wednesday the members of the ‘lonely heart’ club gather in a private house. They have decided to commit a collective suicide, but at the last minute a voice shouts “No” and the story starts on a new basis: a society where men and women are living in perfect happiness …

Credits: Director, Pascal Aubier ; writer, Pascal Aubier ; photography, Jean-Jacques Flori ; music, Daniel Duval, Horacio Vaggione, Elisabeth Wiener.
Cast: Brigitte Fossey, Rufus, Germaine Montero, Michel de Re, Paulette Frantz, Jacques Rispal.

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Credits

director

Pascal Aubie

Duration

01:22:00:00

Production places
France
Production dates
1975

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

X000535

Languages

English

French

Subject category

Foreign language films

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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