The Real Life

November. 10,2013

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Documentary

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Philosophy

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A philosophical film work based on the French philosopher Simone Weil's thoughts, beautifully translated into grainy 16mm footage from early modernism's absolute center, Paris, and divided into chapters like stations on a night-time ride with the metro.

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