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Poilu[s]

Oct 3, 2023

0h 8m

★ 0.0

Overview

A young filmmaker is commissioned to write a documentary about the First World War. He tries to find a way to tell the story of the war. What is to be done with all these films waiting in the archives to be shown again? He tries his hand at different styles of writing and editing, keeping in mind the question: can you make a montage film without transforming the images?

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Documentary

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Cast

Natalie Bosch

Sébastien Goletto

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The Battle of the Somme

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