Train of Shadows (1997)
The spectre of Le Fleury
Genre : Drama
Runtime : 1H 28M
Director : José Luis Guerín
Writer : José Luis Guerín
Synopsis
Experimental silent homage to the origins of cinema, recreating the apparent disappearance of a French photographer in the 1920s.
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