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Charleston
FRANCE · 1927

Charleston

Jean Renoir
dance cultural exchange surrealism cross-cultural romance modernity
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Synopsis

Shot in three days, this surreal, erotic silent short shows a native white girl teaching a futuristic African airman the Charleston dance.

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