Movie: A Walk / Im Park / ZUOZ

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    A triptych of three short silent films. A Walk through the winter of Engadin and Bergell, scenes in the park of the Rietberg Museum in Zurich with its collection of Asian, African and Indian art, and an ice-skater on a sunny day in Zuoz, a village in the Engadin.

  • Release Date

    2008-01-01

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    7

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    3.5 starts
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