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After Midnight (1983) · Au-delà de minuit

Name: After Midnight
Director: Pierre Barletta
Genre: animación, Drama, Independent film, Short film, Surrealism
Released: 1983
Duration: 15 min
Cast: Pablo Barletta, Bettina Corradini, Christian De Smet, Patrice Dozier, Jacques Feder

Original title: Au-delà de minuit

1983 · Pierre Barletta · 15 min · France

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A fancy dress ball takes place in a strange palace. The host is unknown. The theme: "your idea of human representation”. During the course of this mysterious and rather frightening evening, each guest is transformed into his own character and the intrigue thickens.

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After Midnight (1983) · Au-delà de minuit

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