Underplayed Gems

The Screw (1993)

The Screw poster
Original title
La Vis
Directed by
Didier Flamand
Country
France
Runtime
18 min
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 8 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A short French film about someone dealing with a screw and the results that follow. It uses a simple idea in a clever way.

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What happens

La Vis est un court métrage français écrit et réalisé par Didier Flamand en 1993[réf. nécessaire]. Il a reçu le César du meilleur court métrage à la 20e cérémonie des César en 1995, et fut nommé pour l'Oscar du meilleur court métrage en prises de vues réelles à la 66e cérémonie des Oscars de 1994. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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