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Hôtel des Invalides

1952· 0h 23m

Documentary

Directed by Georges Franju

5.9/ 10

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Overview

A short documentary tour of Paris’s Hôtel des Invalides that uses ironic narration and museum imagery to question the logic and legacy of war.

Cast

Michel Simon

Michel Simon

Récitant / Narrator (voice)

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