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Trout that stole the rainbow

Canada, 1982
film

In this original fable the world loses its colours when a trout, obsessed by the beauty of the rainbow, steals it from the sky. As punishment, the sun paints ..

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Water, water, everywhere

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Le bleu perdu

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Development of the trout

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A Fish is born

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Tracks of the rainbow

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How does a rainbow feel?

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Salmon people

Canada, 1977
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Fine feathers

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