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Le Sourire

Name: Le Sourire
Director: Serge Bourguignon
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1960-05-01
Duration: 22 min
Rating: 5.5
Cast: Jean Négroni, Michel Bouquet

Release Date: May 1, 1960

Genre: Documentary

Duration: 0h 22m

Rating: ⭐ 5.5/10

Director: Serge Bourguignon

Cast: Jean Négroni, Michel Bouquet

Storyline

In the year that Cannes Film Festival handed out awards to Federico Fellini for La Dolce Vita, L'Avventura by Michelangelo Antonioni, and Kagi by Kon Ichikawa -- 'Le Sourire' won the Palme d'Or for Best Short Film in 1960. This quiet and intelligent film is a remarkable interpretation of a young monks perspective into a world of meditation, sacred geometry, and coming of age. A tribute to Buddhism, introspection and the wonders of nature...a short but lasting work of art.