Illuminated Texts

Nan
2h 54m
1982
7.1 /10 (7)

Overview

"Breathtaking in its techniques, rhapsodic in its passion, and encyclopedic in its scope, the film traces the long fall from paradise into modern barbarism." - Art Gallery of Ontario

Country : Canada
Languages : English
Released Date: 1982-01-27

Top Billed Cast

R. Bruce Elder

Professor

Anna Pafomow

Student

Henry Jesionka

Diabolus

James D. Smith

Man in workshop with goggles

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