The Eternal Day of Michel de Ghelderode

1981 0h 29m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 3

Fantasy

Synopsis

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Using the tricks of the Flemish playwright's own trade--puppetry, masks, and a Breughelesque sense of bizarre carnival, the collaborators succeeded in bringing about a rich and sardonic humor lurking at the edge of the playwright's macabre, death-obsessed imagination in an allusive homage.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Stephen Quay
Writers: Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay
Languages: English
Countries: United Kingdom

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RUNTIME

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Tight 29-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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45 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 6

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 6

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 6

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0340690 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Stephen Quay directs. Larry Sider cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United Kingdom. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 29-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
245 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Editor Larry Sider shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5IMDB entry: tt0340690 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.