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Denise Brossot, Rolande Polya, Alejandro Jodorowsky, Saul Gilbert, Raymond Devos ... see more see more... , Jean-Marie Proslier , Marthe Mercure

A short mime adaptation of a Thomas Mann story about a Parisian urchin who makes her living selling human heads.

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Unrated, 35 min.

Directed by: Alejandro Jodorowsky

Release Date: May 1, 1957

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  • SirPant
    October 1, 2009
    SirPant
    I always hated mime artists until I saw this short film by the master of surreal cinema. Great stuff!
  • fb1142797643
    February 21, 2012
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    This 20-minute short is surprisingly cute and innocuous, considering director Alejandro Jodorowsky's later work. Presumably, he discovered acid (and peyote, and...) sometime in the years between this film and "Fando y Lis."

    Jodorowsky himself plays the lead role as a naive lad w... read moreho tries to improve his courtship success by swapping heads through a local merchant. The petite dealer removes her customers' heads as easily as unscrewing the top of a bottle. The illusion is primitively created through closeups and shared costumes, but has a lo-fi charm. There is no dialogue, and the story is wholly based in traditional pantomime (Jodorowsky was once part of Marcel Marceau's mime troupe). The ambience is very, very French, but foreshadows Jodorowsky's more extreme brand of surrealism to come. And the colors are wonderfully vivid, besides.

    It's interesting how the original title reflects the film's tone much better than the macabre American version.
  • sleepykiss
    November 3, 2008
    sleepykiss
    Simply wonderful for a mime short. And Ill take AJodorowskys BODY if he doesnt want it... too sexy lol.

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