The Wonderful Rendez-Vous (1949)
Gênero : Drama
Runtime : 11M
Director : Rut Hillarp, Mihail G. Livada
Sinopse
A man visits a woman, speaks, smokes, eats fruit and walks out again. Clothes appear on hangers before they one by one disappear. There is a sense of disgust surrounding the actions and the actual meeting.
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A series of poems.
A struggling writer steals poems written by his mute friend to achieve fame and fortune.
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A composition of symbolic, surreal and almost mystic images.
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