About
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.
Director
Producer
Music
Patrice Sciortino
Studio
TV Cinema
Original Title
Le Sourire vertical
Original Language
French
Cast
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Françoise Brion
Lennie
F
François Perrot
Relde
H
Henri Serre
Tablo
O
Olivier Hussenot
Doux Donnie
J
Jean-Pierre Mocky
Franco, le prêtre borgne
A
André Chaumeau
Le voyeur
V
Vanina Michel
Léone
C
Catherine Stermann
La petite fille
M
Max Vialle
Général P.P.
M
Michel Charrel
L'agresseur
D
Didier Flamand
Le jeune prêtre
B
Bernard Jeantet