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A Gentle Spirit

May 1, 1985

0h 12m

★ 7.5

Overview

A man seated next to the body of his young wife thinks about their brief life together. Suicide has been the only escape for her... Dumala's technique creates a dark, claustrophobic atmosphere, entirely suitable for Dostoyevski's novel "A Gentle Spirit" on which it is based.

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Animation

Drama

Production Companies

Studio Miniatur Filmowych

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Józef Duriasz

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A Gentle Spirit

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