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Montparnasse (1929)

Montparnasse poster
Directed by
Eugène Deslaw
Genre
documentary
Country
France
Runtime
17 min
Rating
6.4 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This silent short documentary captures a day in the life of the Montparnasse neighborhood in Paris. It focuses on the people and activities in its cafes and streets.

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What happens

Montparnasse is a French short documentary film, released in 1929, that was directed, filmed and produced by Eugène Deslaw, a Ukrainian filmmaker. The film is also known as Montparnasse: Poème du Café crème; Montparnasse ou le poème du café crème; Quatre Cafés. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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