Blackbird(1958)
To the tune of a classic French-Canadian nonsense song, surreal blackbird made of lines loses body parts and gets them back threefold.
Movie: Blackbird
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To the tune of a classic French-Canadian nonsense song, surreal blackbird made of lines loses body parts and gets them back threefold.
Release Date
1958-12-01
Average
6.053
Rating:
3.0 startsTagline
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Languages:
Français
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