La Perle
Alternative Titles
English:
THE PEARL
Copyright Holders
CINEMATEK
Synopsis
A waking dreamer goes in search of a pearl which constantly disappears in a string of bizarre encounters - sneak thieves in a hotel, a beautiful fiancée on a bycicle and a somnambulist walking the rooftops in a night-shirt.
Reason of Choice
The Pearl is an avant-garde film made with "the enthusiasm of inexperience", according to his director. D'Ursel approaches is work as a novice, at a time of great creativity and artistice effervescence, where all 'cinematic' dreams still seemed possible...
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