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Breath death: a tragedy in masks

United States, 1963
film

An anti-war collage composed of fleeting black and white visual using a variety of animation techniques. The tone of this experimental film is surreal using s..

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Short vision

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Dance of death

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Breathless

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A Bout de Souffle = Breathless

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Smoke screen

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A Bout de Souffle = Breathless (Reserve Print)

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Breathless = A bout de souffle [DVD]

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Love Is the Message, the Message Is Death

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Laughing and crying

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Omega

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A Little phantasy on a 19th century painting (TEFC)

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