The Real Life(La vie réelle: sans défense)
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Germany, France · 2013
1h 10m
Director Arnaud Gerber
Starring Agnès Adam
Genre Documentary
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A philosophical film work based on the French philosopher Simone Weil's thoughts, beautifully translated into grainy 16mm footage from early modernism's absolute center, Paris, and divided into chapters like stations on a night-time ride with the metro.
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