Movie: Tarantella

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Roko Belic
Roko Belic

Young Man

Christopher Nolan
Christopher Nolan

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Jonathan Nolan
Jonathan Nolan

Man in White

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    "Tarantella" was an early Super 8 short film directed by Christopher Nolan with his childhood friend Roko Belic. It was made in 1989 while Nolan was studying at University College London. The film aired on "Image Union," a PBS programme in Chicago. It is about the suffering of a young man while he has nightmare about spiders and demons.

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    1989-09-12

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