The Vertical Smile (1973)
A kaleidoscope of images from history populate this skillfully animated French feature. The story concerns a history professor whose ideas about human history cause him distress. Amid a flurry of newsreel-type images, Joan of Arc's trial is shown. Another theme which emerges is of two ages (in the far past and far future) in which naked humans fight one another with animalistic aggression.
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Cast
- Françoise Brion — Lennie
- François Perrot — Relde
- Henri Serre — Tablo
- Olivier Hussenot — Doux Donnie
- Jean-Pierre Mocky — Franco, le prêtre borgne
- André Chaumeau — Le voyeur
- Natalie Perrey — Mère Jeanne des Anges
- Georges Carmier — Cauchon
- Violaine Doucy — Jeanne d'Arc
- Vanina Michel — Léone
- Catherine Stermann — La petite fille
- Max Vialle — Général P.P.
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