The Vertical Smile
Le Sourire vertical
Watch the vertical smile HDToday. A kaleidoscope of images from history populate this skillfully animated French feature. The story concerns a history professor whose ideas about human history cause him distress. Amid a flurry of newsreel-type images, Joan of Arc's trial is shown. Another theme which emerges is of two ages (in the far past and far future) in which naked humans fight one another with animalistic aggression.
- Genre: Drama
- Country: France
- Director: Robert Lapoujade
- Cast: Françoise Brion, François Perrot, Henri Serre, Olivier Hussenot, Jean-Pierre Mocky, André Chaumeau, Natalie Perrey, Georges Carmier, Violaine Doucy, Vanina Michel, Catherine Stermann, Max Vialle, Michel Charrel, Didier Flamand, Bernard Jeantet,