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The Windmill
Genres
Documentary
Overview
In preparation for a feature-length film about windmills, an assistant director travels through the Vaud region to search for locations with windmills. The research leads to a serious engagement with the meaning and purpose of windmills, which has something Don Quixote-like about it in the age of nuclear power stations. The transitions between document and fiction flow constantly and result in a charming and intellectual mixture of seriousness and fun, determination and coincidence, weightlessness and the weight of meaning.
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Budget
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Revenue
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Runtime
47 min
Release Date
1975-02-10
Status
Released
Original Language
French
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Cast
Meet the talented actors who bring the movie to life.
Michel Schopfer
Self - The Assistant Director
Arié Dzierlatka
Self - The Composer
Jean-Luc Bideau
Self - The Actor
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