Film · 1955 · Drama
Inspired by the 1928 experimental film by Robert Florey and Slavko Vorkapich, The Life and Death of 9413, a Hollywood Extra, this amateur short is the story of a man who spends his entire life under the thumb of anonymous bureaucrats. The titular seal adorns everything in life, from birth to death, in a criticism of bureaucracy and power over the individual, in a film that makes stylistic references to silent cinema.
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Inspired by the 1928 experimental film by Robert Florey and Slavko Vorkapich, The Life and Death of 9413, a Hollywood Extra, this amateur short is the story of a man who spends his entire life under the thumb of anonymous bureaucrats. The titular seal adorns everything in life, from birth to death, in a criticism of bureaucracy and power over the individual, in a film that makes stylistic references to silent cinema.
2 principal cast
The Seal (1955) is available to stream on Flicksy via 6 verified sources, aggregated from publicly available embed providers. The 18m drama directed by Dušan Makavejev is rated 7.0/10 by 2 viewers.
The Seal was released on August 6, 1955.
The Seal was directed by Dušan Makavejev.
The Seal has a runtime of 18 minutes.
The Seal is categorized as Drama.
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