Maddin, Guy
Odilon Redon
Experimental
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Date: 1996
Length: 4:00
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Languages: English
Synopsis
Keller an old sub-aquatic locomotive engineers, and his son Caelum witness a train collision and rescue from its wreckage an orphaned pre-adolescent girl-snail, Berenice. Keller and Caelum adopt Berenice as a member of their family. Keller even names his beloved steam engine after his daughter.
When Berenice reaches puberty, both Keller and Caelum fall in love with her, becoming romatic rivals. A disturbed Berenice runs away to marry a Zepplin pilot, only to be kidnapped by her adoptive father. Keller is blinded in a train mishap. Caelum loses his head and turns into a flower. Berenice turns into a cactus.
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