Robert Lapoujade
Director
The Vertical Smile (1973)
A kaleidoscope of images from history populate this skillfully animated French feature. The story concerns a history professor whose ideas about human history cause him distress. Amid a flurry of newsreel-type images, Joan of Arc's trial is shown. Another theme which emerges is of two ages (in the far past and far future) in which naked humans fight one another with animalistic aggression.
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Runtime: 110 min.
Released: March 19, 1973
Status: Released
Certification: NR