Train of Shadows

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Train of Shadows

"The spectre of Le Fleury"

1997

1h 28m

6.6(18 votes)

Drama

Overview

Experimental silent homage to the origins of cinema, recreating the apparent disappearance of a French photographer in the 1920s.

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9 members

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Juliette Gautier

Hortense Fleury

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Ivon Orvain

Oncle Etienne

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Anne Céline Auche

Doncella

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Jessica Andrieu

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Carles Romagosa

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Lola Bessis

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René Flory

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Marc Montserrat

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Laetitia Andrieu

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