Train of Shadows

Experimental silent homage to the origins of cinema, recreating the apparent disappearance of a French photographer in the 1920s.

Cast

Juliette Gautier

as Hortense Fleury

Ivon Orvain

as Oncle Etienne

Anne Céline Auche

as Doncella

Jessica Andrieu

Carles Romagosa

Lola Bessis

René Flory

Marc Montserrat

Laetitia Andrieu

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