to Crinkle their Wrist, Perfumed Splendour

November. 26,2023      NR
Rating:
5.5
Trailer Synopsis Cast

An omnium-gatherum of film, poem, and song excerpts contextually juxtaposed in an attempt to explore masculinity, alienation, and identity in a post-industrial society.

Ben Gazzara as  Cosmo Vitelli (archive footage)
Michel Subor as  Commander Bruno Forestier (archive footage)
Rüdiger Vogler as  Philip Winter (archive footage)
Antoine Monnier as  Charles (archive footage)
Dennis Hopper as  Frank Booth (archive footage)
Daniel Auteuil as  Georges Laurent (archive footage)
Bogusław Linda as  Witek Długosz (archive footage)
Forest Whitaker as  Ghost Dog (archive footage)
Nigel Terry as  Caravaggio (archive footage)

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