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Embassy (1973)

Embassy poster
Original title
L'Ambassade
Directed by
Chris Marker
Genre
drama film
Country
France
Runtime
20 min
Rating
6.5 of 10 from 19 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A short film that takes place inside an embassy in a South American city after a coup. The camera observes the daily lives of refugees, the ambassador, and his wife as they shelter there.

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What happens

L'Ambassade est un court métrage français réalisé par Chris Marker, sorti en 1973. Le film dure vingt minutes et le spectateur suppose qu'il se passe dans une ambassade située dans une grande ville d'Amérique du Sud, après un coup d'État (probablement le Chili après le coup d'État du Général Augusto Pinochet). La caméra reste dans l'ambassade et filme la vie au jour le jour des réfugiés, de l'ambassadeur et de sa femme qui les accueillent. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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