72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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Simoom: A Passion in the Desert

Lavinia Currier
USA
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Augustin, one of Bonaparte's soldiers in the ill-fated Egyptian campaign, guides Venture, an artist across the desert to draw and record ancient monuments. Attacked by Malalukes and Bedouins, and battered by a violent sandstorm, the two men lose their bearings in the desert. Weak and almost blind, the artist kills himself. augustin crawls into a cave to spend the night and when he awakes, he is terrifies to find that he is in the lair of a leopard. To his surprise, the animal protects and befriends him, sharing her food and home with him. 

Director
Lavinia Currier (USA)
Screenplay
Lavinia Currier
Plot
Honoré de Balzac
Photography
Alexei Rodionov
Edition
Nicolas Gaster
Cast
Ben Daniels, Michel Piccoli
Running Time
93 m.
Country
USA
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