On Closer Inspection

Name: On Closer Inspection
Director: Peter Foldès
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1953-06-01
Cast: Peter Coke

1953 · 21 min · Documentary

"Without leaving his own garden, a man may know the world" - an abstract study of the wildlife found in every garden.

Directed by Peter Foldès · Written by Joan Foldes

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A graphic variation where a new-born baby devours its mother, then turns into a bloodthirsty monster. Some music touches him. He calms down a bit, then returns to his destructive ways, before getting squashed.

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