Finis Terræ (1929)

Directed by

Jean Epstein

Genre

drama film, silent film

Country

France

Runtime

1h 22m

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 34 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A small group of men harvest seaweed off the coast of Brittany. When one of them gets an infected thumb, it causes problems for the group.

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What happens

Finis Terræ is a 1929 French silent drama film written and directed by Jean Epstein. The story centres on a small group of men harvesting seaweed off the coast of Brittany, and the problems which arise when one of them gets an infected thumb. The film's title is the old Latin name of the region Finistère, where the story is set, and means "End of the Earth". The film is shot in a documentary-like style, with local inexperienced actors in all roles, and frequent handheld camerawork. Also, Epstein often inserts slow motion footage. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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