The Seal
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Inspired by the 1928 experimental film by Robert Florey and Slavko Vorkapich, The Life and Death of 9413, a Hollywood Extra, this amateur short is the story of a man who spends his entire life under the thumb of anonymous bureaucrats. The titular seal adorns everything in life, from birth to death, in a criticism of bureaucracy and power over the individual, in a film that makes stylistic references to silent cinema.
Status: Released
Released Date: 1955-08-06
Runtime: 18 mins
Director: Dušan Makavejev
Writer: Dušan Makavejev
Spoken language:
Genres: Drama
Original title: The Seal
Production Companies: Kino Klub Beograd
Production Countries: Yugoslavia
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