Blood of the Beasts
An early example of ultra-realism, this movie contrasts the quiet, bucolic life in the outskirts of Paris with the harsh, gory conditions inside the nearby slaughterhouses. Describes the fate of the animals and that of the workers in graphic detail.
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Genre: Documentary
Director: Georges Franju
Actors: Alfred Macquart, André Brunier, Georges Hubert, Henri Fournel, Maurice Griselle, Nicole Ladmiral
Moonwalk One
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