The Vertical Smile

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.

Genre:

Drama

Duration:

110 min

Actor:

Françoise Brion, François Perrot, Henri Serre

Quality:

HD

Director:

Robert Lapoujade

Release:

1973

Country:

France

IMDb:

8.0