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Venom and Eternity (1951)

Original title: Traité de bave et d'éternité

1951-04-20 · 2h 3m · FR
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In this experimental film, Isidore Isou, the leader of the lettrist movement, lashes out at conventional cinema and offers a revolutionary form of movie-making: through scratching and bleaching the film, through desynchronizing the soundtrack and the visual track, through deconstructing the story, he aims to renew the seventh art the same way he tried to revolutionize the literary world.

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Isidore IsouDirector, Writer

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Isidore IsouIsidore IsouDanielJean CocteauJean CocteauSelfJean-Louis BarraultJean-Louis BarraultSelfMarcel AchardMarcel AchardSelfBlaise CendrarsBlaise CendrarsSelfColette MarchandColette Marchand(voice)Blanchette BrunoyBlanchette BrunoySelfDanièle DelormeDanièle DelormeSelfEdouard DermitheEdouard DermitheSelfDaniel GélinDaniel GélinSelfAndré MauroisAndré MauroisSelfArmand SalacrouArmand SalacrouSelf

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What is Venom and Eternity about?

In this experimental film, Isidore Isou, the leader of the lettrist movement, lashes out at conventional cinema and offers a revolutionary form of movie-making: through scratching and bleaching the film, through desynchronizing the soundtrack and the visual track, through deconstructing the story, he aims to renew the seventh art the same way he tried to revolutionize the literary world.

How long is Venom and Eternity?

Venom and Eternity has a runtime of 123 minutes.