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Vertige (1969)

Vertige poster
Directed by
Jean Beaudin
Genre
short film
Country
Canada
Runtime
44 min
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 4 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A short film about young people seeking escape through sex and drugs. It uses psychedelic visual techniques to capture the mood of youth culture in the late 1960s.

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What happens

Vertige is a Canadian film, directed by Jean Beaudin and released in 1969. An examination of youth culture in the era, the film uses psychedelic techniques to depict young people hedonistically seeking escape in sexual activity and drug use. The film won the Canadian Film Award for Best Film Over 30 Minutes at the 21st Canadian Film Awards in 1969, and Serge Garant received a special award for the film's score. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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