Released:
1987-12-31

Overview:
H., 35, an Arabian immigrant, works as projectionist in an old cinema. One day, drawn by the music, he looks through the window of the booth and is fascinated: the dancer he sees on the screen seems to be looking straight into his eyes. He falls in love with her, but the vision last only a moment. Shortly afterwards, an elderly man storms into the projection booth and claims he is his uncle.
 H. wants to prepare a meal for him and reaches for the oil bottle: he sees the same dancer on the label…. H begins to find echoes of his own life in the images he projects. Everything changes when fiction and reality merge...

Director:
Raúl Ruiz

Runtime:
1h 30min

Genre:
Drama, Fantasy

• Cast:
• 
  Jean-François Lapalus
• 
  Jean-Bernard Guillard
  as
  Kasim
• 
  Jessica Forde
• 
  Jean-Marie Boëglin
• 
  Brigitte Coscas