Disparus

France / Switzerland, May 1998
FILM, Fiction, 105 min.

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directed by
Gilles Bourdos
Written by
Gilles Bourdos
Status
In distribution

1938. He is Alfred Katz, a self-taught working man, Trotskyite activist and lover of poetry. She is Mila, Man Ray’s favourite nude model. His dream is to remake the world. Hers, to make some change in life. Katz falls madly in love with Mila. As Stalin begins to settle some old scores with political trials in Moscow, in Paris hit men dispatched by the OGPU/NKVD (predecessor of the KGB) begin targeting Katz' friends…

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World Premiere
May 1998
Original Version
French,  colour, 35mm, 105 min.
Production
Persona Films, PCT Cinéma Télévision SA, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse
Producer
directed by
Gilles Bourdos
Written by
Gilles Bourdos
Lighting Design
Eric Walther

Cast

Xavier Beauvois
Carlo Brandt
Pierre Banderet

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