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Le sourire (1958)

Le sourire poster
Original title
Le Sourire
Directed by
Serge Bourguignon
Genre
documentary film
Country
France
Runtime
22 min
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A short French film follows a Tibetan Buddhist monk. It shows his life and surroundings in a poetic way.

poeticcalmcontemplativemeditativegentlesereneearthydreamlike

What happens

Le sourire, vertaald De glimlach, is een Franse korte film van filmregisseur en scenarioschrijver Serge Bourguignon uit 1958. De film is een poëtische film over een Tibetaans boeddhistische monnik. Met deze korte film won Bourguignon in 1960 de Gouden Palm op het Filmfestival van Cannes in de categorieën Beste korte film en de Prix de la Jeunesse. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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