Three Crowns of the Sailor
Original title: Les Trois Couronnes du matelot
“A voyage on the sea of dreams”
1982 · 1 h 57 min
Directed by 
Raúl Ruiz
Raúl RuizCast
Jean Rougeul Philippe Deplanche
Plot
A sailor tells a student a series of fantastic stories.
Sinekatalog’s take
Raúl Ruiz's baroque fantasy has an old sailor telling a student a series of fantastic stories in a dark port bar. Dreamlike, playful and layered with trick shots, it is a strange, rich and hypnotic maritime fable.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.1 / 10 (1,290 votes)
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