Review of Trans-Europ-Express (1966) by Aimee A — 27 Feb 2009

I dig this Robbe-Grillet film - a meditation on cinema and storytelling. A meta non-narrative. Kinky intellectual fun.

This review of Trans-Europ-Express (1966) was written by Aimee A on 27 Feb 2009.

Trans-Europ-Express has generally received positive reviews.

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By Andrew R (1,534) on 11 Jul 2008

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