FRANCE · 1993

Smoking / No Smoking

Alain Resnais
French New Wave parallel narratives butterfly effect interconnected lives choice and consequence small-town drama
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Two actors portray eighteen Yorkshire villagers, who offer several iterations of their lives depending on whether or not they lit a cigarette at a certain point in time.

Year1993
CountryFrance
DirectorAlain Resnais
Smoking / No Smoking poster

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