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Parking (1985)

Music, Fantasy, Romance • 1h 35m

Overview

Rock star Orpheus writes love songs for Eurydice, who designs his album covers. Torn between her and his sound engineer, Calaïs, he discovers Eurydice has died of an overdose. Desperate, he descends into the Underworld to bargain with Hades.

Director: Jacques Demy

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Length

95 mins

Type

Movie

Last Updated

3 months ago

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