One should never be cured

One should never be cured

2020 · 8 min

An attempted interpretation in Super 8 of a 19th century woodblock print book, printed by Japanese artist Tsukioka Yoshitoshi, from his series "One Hundred Aspects of the Moon" (1885-1892)

Directed by Vincent Guilbert

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