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A key period in European history, seen through archives and music. A fascinating journey through a crucial span, from the seeds of World War One to the moment when World War Two became inevitable (1895-1933). This exploration is centered on unusual materials: the fabrics and tissues than envelop the lives of men in a dense, symbolic web. Divided into three movements (before, during and after the war), the film deploys a choral, symphonic register with the breadth of an epic. We see groups, classes and nations coming together, moving apart and clashing, but always stressing their identities through clothing, flags, signs of choice, recognition or infamy.

France - 2008 - 45 mn - 35 mm • 1,33 - Black & white

Director Henry Colomer Archives Fiona Mac Laughlin Editing Stéphane Foucault Music Jacopo Baboni Schilingi

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