Underplayed Gems

Bloody Ballad (1983)

Bloody Ballad poster
Original title
Ballade sanglante
Directed by
Sylvain Madigan
Genre
drama
Country
France
Runtime
17 min
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A husband confesses his disgust for his sleeping wife and his indifference toward his children. He considers divorce but fears her suicide threats.

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What happens

Ballade sanglante est un court métrage de Sylvain Madigan datant de 1983. Portrait d’un misanthrope : « J'allume la lampe de chevet et la regarde dormir avec un sentiment profond de dégoût. Je ne la supporte plus. Je demanderais bien le divorce mais elle va encore me faire le chantage au suicide. Les enfants se foutent complètement de mes problèmes. Ils me méprisent. Ça m'est bien égal. Il y a bien longtemps que je ne les aime plus… » (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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