L'ange des Grondines
Synopsis
This film presents with sensitivity the eternal childhood of Joseph Étienne, who at the age of 75 lives in the present moment. Like an angel, he watches over the young and old in the small community of Grondines.
- Director
- Christian Mathieu Fournier
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