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Mathusalem
Mathusalem (or Methuselah) is a 1922 play by Ivan Goll, considered a precursor of the theater of the absurd. The 1927 run of the play saw five sequences-- some of Jean Painlevé's earliest film work-- projected against a backdrop of white clouds.
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- Nov 6, 1927
- 9m
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- Jean Painlevé
- Ivan Goll
- Released
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