Vincent Gallo as Flying Christ (1981)
Жанр : фэнтези
Время выполнения : 1М
Директор : Michael Holman
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"My first actor in my first film was Vincent Gallo. We made a film together called Vincent Gallo as Flying Christ. It's kind of a famous film. It must be twelve or thirteen seconds long. It's like an art film, shot on Super 8, and it was his first film, it was my first film. We did other films, too, short art films." - Michael Holman
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