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Director:
Jean Genet
Writer:
Jean Genet (writer)
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Release Date:
1975 (France) more
Genre:
Short more
Plot:
Two prisoners in complete isolation, separated by the thick brick walls, and desperately in need of human contact, devise a most unusual kind of communication. | add synopsis
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Steamy Short! more (10 total)

Cast

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Java ... Hand swinging the blossom (uncredited)
Coco Le Martiniquais ... Second dancing prisoner (uncredited)
Lucien Sénémaud ... Younger convict (uncredited)
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
A Song of Love (USA)
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Runtime:
26 min
Country:
France
Sound Mix:
Silent
Certification:
Italy:(Banned) | Portugal:M/16 | France:-16 (1975) | UK:18 (video rating)

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Originally made for distribution as limited edition prints for private collectors, Genet resisted its cinema release in the 1970s. more
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Referenced in Poison (1991) more

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21 out of 23 people found the following comment useful.
Steamy Short!, 15 September 1999
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Author: Darren O'Shaughnessy (darren shan) from Limerick, Ireland

One of the most memorable of short films, UN CHANT D'AMOUR is also one of the most controversial. Made by the famed gay writer, Jean Genet, it is set in a prison and features uncensored homosexual scenes which may cut a little too close to the bone for some. If, on the other hand, you're not a homophobe, this is a beautiful and cinematically wonderful experience, with the same kind of magical attraction as Jean Cocteau's ORPHEE or LA BELLE ET LA BETE. Highly recommended for people with open minds, regardless of their own personal sexual orientation.

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