An Urban Allegory (2024)

Original title

Allégorie Citadine

Directed by

JR, Alice Rohrwacher

Genre

drama, fantasy

Country

France

Runtime

21 min

Rated

G

Rating

7.5 of 10 from 32 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A short film loosely based on Plato's Allegory of the cave. It follows characters who explore the nature of reality and illusion in a modern urban setting.

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What happens

An Urban Allegory (French: Allégorie citadine) is 2024 French short film co-written and co-directed by Alice Rohrwacher and JR based on Plato's Allegory of the cave, starring Lyna Khoudri, Naïm El Kaldaoui and Leos Carax. The film had its world premiere at the 81st Venice Film Festival in the Out of Competition (Fiction) section on 1 September 2024. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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