La Doctrine

Jan 19, 2021

0h 45m

★ 0.0

Beat on the drum and have no fear.

Overview

Narrator dreams of Madrid while being caught in a repetitive loop somewhere in Paris. He questions if his interlocutor is a real human being, as their dialogue, mostly built of citations, doesn't seem to be helping with breaking the loop.

Genres

Drama

Documentary

Production Companies

Piazza Cavour Films

La Doctrine Trailers

Cast

The Narrator

Manuel Dalle

The Scholar

Laure Hugo

Girl at the Party

Anna Drennan

Man with The Piano

Thomas Guillory

Loïc

Loïc Guychard

The Dreamer

Damien Rajon

Self

Spidertag

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7.2

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7.2

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6.4

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6.0

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5.9

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No overview available.

5.5

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5.6

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3.8

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7.8

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0.0

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