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In the Darkness of Time

In the Darkness of Time

2002•10m•7.5/10
Drama

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7.5/10(23)

Conceived as a reflection on the theme of time at the turn of the millennium, "Dans le noir du temps" functions as a Pandora’s box which hides all the horrors of the world: the last moments of youth, fame, thoughts, memory, love, silence, history, fear, eternity and, of course, cinema.

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Production

Périphéria

Language

FR

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Anna Karina

Anna Karina

(archive footage) (uncredited)

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Jean-Pierre Léaud

(archive footage) (uncredited)

Molly Ringwald

Molly Ringwald

(archive footage) (uncredited)

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