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April paths (1953)

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Original title
Chemins d'Avril
Directed by
Édouard Molinaro
Genre
drama, comedy
Country
France
Runtime
12 min
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A boy wanders on his way to school and catches a rabbit. When his teacher sends him away for bringing the animal to class, he hopes to keep it but changes his mind after seeing his mother kill a rabbit for dinner.

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What happens

Chemins d'avril est un court métrage français réalisé par Édouard Molinaro, sorti en 1953. Un jeune garçon flâne en allant à l'école, il trouve un lapin et l'attrape. Arrivé à l'école, l'instituteur le renvoie quand il découvre l'animal. Il voudrait bien le garder mais quand il voit sa mère tuer un lapin pour le repas, il décide de le relâcher. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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