Sunday or the Ghosts
With few words and leaving it to the spectator to fill in blanks, this short subject contemplates one ordinary day in the life of a single woman and her child.
With few words and leaving it to the spectator to fill in blanks, this short subject contemplates one ordinary day in the life of a single woman and her child.
Olivia Bouet-Willaumez
Mère
Julien Rivière
Fils
Pierre L'Huillier
Homme
Martial Fillon
Homme
Stéphane Dufour
Gendarme
Yvon Boulanger
Gendarme
André Duchesne
Pêcheur
With few words and leaving it to the spectator to fill in blanks, this short subject contemplates one ordinary day in the life of a single woman and her child.
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