Classical Period

Classical Period

2018 · 62 min · ★ 4.7 · Drama

The members of a reading group exchange cultural and literary references with such vigor that there’s little room for anything else: an attempt to leave the modern world behind or merely their own solitary existences?

Directed by Ted Fendt · Written by Ted Fendt

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