Baroque (1989)
A musical about the baroque imagination which plays with History as an image
Genre : Documentary, Drama, Music, History
Runtime : 1H 55M
Director : Paul Leduc
Synopsis
A series of images, music and sounds which transport through Mexico's history, without any narrative sequence. The film spins constantly round the question 'Where are the singers from?'
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