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A MAL GAM A

A MAL GAM A

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A MAL GAM A

"Dreamlike collage full of psychedelic images that constitutes a kind of self-portrait of Iván Zulueta."

1976

0h 33m

5.7(3 votes)

Drama

Overview

A collage full of psychedelic images and personal references, which is a kind of self-portrait, in which Jim Self (Iván Zulueta) films himself in different attitudes: working, dreaming, looking in front of the mirror, questioning his own existence. It is shot mostly in the family villa in San Sebastián, Basque Autonomous Community in Spain.

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Iván Zulueta

Iván Zulueta

Jim Self

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Directed by: Iván Zulueta

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