The Achalunés

1959 0h 6m XX

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Organic forms are beating and resorbing, reflections dance to the rhythm of Henk BADINGS 'music, circles of light flash like disturbing eyes, perpetual metamorphoses evoke a great living and throbbing organism.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: René Laloux
Writers: René Laloux, René Laloux
Languages: No Language
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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Tight 6-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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67 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by René Laloux, shot by Jacques Brissot. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Henk Badings. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Marie-Claire Schaeffer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt36987407 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

René Laloux directs. Jacques Brissot behind the camera. Henk Badings scores. Marie-Claire Schaeffer cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in No Language.

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1Tight 6-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
267 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by René Laloux, shot by Jacques Brissot. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Henk Badings. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Marie-Claire Schaeffer shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7IMDB entry: tt36987407 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.