The Vertical Smile

(1973)

★ 8 IMDb · 1 votes

Genres: Drama

Year: 1973

Runtime: 110 мин

Country: France

Director: Robert Lapoujade

Cast: Françoise Brion, François Perrot, Henri Serre, Оливье Юссно, Jean-Pierre Mocky, André Chaumeau, Natalie Perrey, Georges Carmier, Violaine Doucy, Vanina Michel

Plot

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.