Le quattro volte
Original title: The Four Times
“Human. Animal. Vegetable. Mineral.”
2010 · 1 h 28 min
Directed by 
Michelangelo Frammartino
Michelangelo FrammartinoCast
Giuseppe Fuda Bruno Timpano Nazareno Timpano Artemio Vallone Domenico Cavallo Santo Cavallo
Credits
Written by: Michelangelo Frammartino
Plot
In a Calabrian village, the soul of an old shepherd passes into a goat, a tree and charcoal, in a wordless film of nature and the cycle of life.
Sinekatalog’s take
A beautiful, funny and wordless meditation on life.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.2 / 10 (4,525 votes)
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