Review of Sans Soleil (1983) by Shanna C — 09 Jun 2007

This is just an amazing, wonderfully free-floating film. Anyone who says they understand it is obviously lying.

This review of Sans Soleil (1983) was written by Shanna C on 09 Jun 2007.

Sans Soleil has generally received very positive reviews.

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