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Smaragdin
Smaragdin was selected at the Annecy Festival in 1960 and constitutes an astonishing contribution to the history of experimental animation cinema in Quebec and Canada. Carried by a text by Lucile Durand (Louky Bersianik), narrated by a young Marcel Sabourin, this totally independent film, based on mixed techniques including salt animation, was forgotten for sixty years.
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Plot Summary
Details about the plot are not readily available for this film. As a drama from 1960, it likely explores complex human emotions and relationships within a specific societal context of its time.
Critical Reception
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The extreme scarcity of information about 'Smaragdin' suggests it may have been a very limited release, a lost film, or perhaps a misremembered title.
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