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Light Years Away (1981) · Cineora

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AN ALAIN TANNER FILM

Light Years Away

19811h 47mMovie

DramaFantasy

IMDb7.1/ 10 · 637 votes

AN OLD MAN WITH A SECRET... A YOUNG MAN SEEKING AN ANSWER...

A young drifter meets up with a strange old man who claims that he has been taught to fly by birds

Thought-provoking
Whimsical
Melancholic
Nature
Identity

Pace: Slow burn
Intensity: Mild
Complexity: Some focus

Good for watching alone, talking about after and a rainy day.

DirectorAlain Tanner

FormatFeature film

TMDB7.0 / 10

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The people behind the story

Top cast

Trevor HowardYoshka Poliakeff

Mick FordJonas

Bernice StegersBetty

Henri VirlogeuxLe notaire

Odile SchmittDancer

Joe PilkingtonThomas

Johnny Murphy

Gerard Mannix Flynn

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