Top Cast
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Marie Dorly
Nurse
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Mademoiselle Davrières
Secretary
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Eugène Bréon
Laborer
Overview
An early Gaumont short by an unknown director.
Rating
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A man attempts to evade observation by an all-seeing eye.
Film
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A Corner in Wheat
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Fire!
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Stutterer
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The Safety of Objects
Thomas Montgomery, a married father of two young daughters, gets seduced by the world of online gambling and chat rooms where a virtual romance and sexual obsession ultimately leads to the murder of an innocent man.
TalhotBlond
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Anuja
Charlie, a 17-year-old girl tortured by doubt, is thrilled when she becomes friends with Sarah, but when Sarah tires of Charlie and looks for a new friend, their relationship takes an ominous turn.