'Shakti': A Survival Guide
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Black Humor
A unique black comedy consisting of three episodes on the same theme: death. In a circus, trapeze artist Wilma is going to get rid of a rival during a "magic act" performed by an amateur. A strange widow comes to inquire about the services of a new marriage agency. A peasant woman tormented by a bug in her ear barges into a healer's house.
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A unique black comedy consisting of three episodes on the same theme: death. In a circus, trapeze artist Wilma is going to get rid of a rival during a "magic act" performed by an amateur. A strange widow comes to inquire about the services of a new marriage agency. A peasant woman tormented by a bug in her ear barges into a healer's house.
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Genre:Comedy
Written By:Pierre Bost, Jean Aurenche, Guy de Maupassant
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Runtime:112 minutes
Studio:Época Films, Sagittario Film, Lux Compagnie Cinématographique de France
Cast
Claude Autant-Lara, José María Forqué, Giancarlo Zagni
Director
Pierre Brasseur
Le guérisseur - segment 1 'La Bestiole'
Jean Richard
Polyte - segment 1 'La Bestiole'
Sylvie
La mère Belhomme - segment 1 'La Bestiole" (as Louise Sylvie)
Alida Valli
The Widow - segment 3 'La cornacchia'
Pauline Carton
La Rapet - segment 1 'La Bestiole'
Paulette Dubost
segment 1 'La Bestiole'
Robert Arnoux
segment 1 'La Bestiole'
Jacques Marin
segment 1 'La Bestiole'
Jean Martinelli
segment 1 'La Bestiole'
Pierre Repp
segment 1 'La Bestiole'
Emma Penella
Miss Wilma - segment 2 'La Mandrilla - Miss Wilma'
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