August 1, 2024 – CurtBile.com

Crown of thorns

The Passion of Joan of Arc (Carl Theodor Dreyer, 1928)

Stand

Detail from Le Dépays (Chris Marker, 1982)

Off and walking

T. Daisy

Daisies (Věra Chytilová, 1966)

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