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Concerning Venice(2014)
Status: Released
Date: 2014-08-14
55%
4 Votes
Time: 0h 24m
Overview:
The glory and collapse of the grand Republic of Venice: the reasons are numerous, complex, human and all too human. Are these the same ingredients, the mélange that might determine whether the current Europe will survive? And if so, under what conditions? Jean-Marie Straub poses the question in this film, more austere and concentrated than ever.
Languages: French.
Countries:
France,
Switzerland
Movie: Concerning Venice
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The glory and collapse of the grand Republic of Venice: the reasons are numerous, complex, human and all too human. Are these the same ingredients, the mélange that might determine whether the current Europe will survive? And if so, under what conditions? Jean-Marie Straub poses the question in this film, more austere and concentrated than ever.
Release Date
2014-08-14
Average
5.5
Rating:
2.8 startsTagline
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Languages:
Français
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