Sous un ciel burlesque

Name: Sous un ciel burlesque
Director: Pierre Sylvestre
Genre: Animation
Released: 2003-05-05

2003 · 3 min · Animation

Laughing and carefree, the children in Sous un ciel burlesque are playing catch. With a few strokes of Pierre Sylvestre's pen, their innocent game turns into the diabolical dance of adults playing war. When humanity chooses weapons over laughter...

Directed by Pierre Sylvestre

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