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One-Eyed Men Are Kings (1974)

One-Eyed Men Are Kings poster
Original title
Les... borgnes sont rois
Directed by
Michel Leroy, Edmond Séchan
Genre
comedy film
Country
France
Runtime
15 min
Rating
6.7 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A short film about a man who is blind and his attempts to navigate everyday life. It plays out as a gentle comedy of errors.

lightheartedcomicalwhimsicalunderstatedfeel-goodplayfulwry

What happens

One-Eyed Men Are Kings (French: Les... borgnes sont rois) is a 1974 French short film directed by Michel Leroy and Edmond Séchan. It won an Oscar in 1975 for Best Short Subject. The Academy Film Archive preserved One-Eyed Men Are Kings in 2012. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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