Little Manifesto Against Solemn Cinema
Some films are poetic, philosophical, wonderful... Others aren't.
2017 · 14 min · ★ 4.5 · Comedy, Romance
A trivial story about two people who meet at a party and spend the night together, told in the most pretentious, most poetic and, above all, most solemn of ways.
Directed by Roberto Porta · Written by Roberto Porta
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- J Juan Games He
- A Ayelén Espíndola She
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