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Le Quattro Volte (2010)

Le Quattro Volte poster
Original title
Le quattro volte
Directed by
Michelangelo Frammartino
Genre
documentary film, drama film
Country
Germany, Switzerland, Italy
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
NR
Rating
7.5 of 10 from 118 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

The film follows a series of interconnected lives in a remote Italian mountain town. A goat, a tree, charcoal, and ash are all stages in a cycle of existence.

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What happens

Le quattro volte (English: "The Four Times") is an Italian film made in 2010. It depicts the concept of metempsychosis taking place in the remote mountain town of Caulonia, in southern Italy. Le quattro volte was selected to be screened in the Directors' Fortnight section at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival on 16 May 2010, where the lead animal actor, Vuk, won the Special Jury Prize at the Palm Dog Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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