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That Old Dream That Moves (2001) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 2001 · 50 mins · French
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- Directed by
- Alain Guiraudie
- Starring
- Jean-Marie Combelles, Pierre Louis-Calixte, Yves Dinse, Serge Ribes, Jean Ségani, Jean-Claude Montheil
Set in the rust‑stained, greasy halls of a factory on the brink of closure, the film follows Jacques, a young technician tasked with dismantling a machine. As the workers idle through their final week, his quiet labor ignites a simmering, queer desire among the men surrounding him, blending industrial decay with raw longing.
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