In Ictu Oculi
★ 8.5 · 2020 · 15m · Documentary · Animation
The six-decade transformation of a block of houses, shown by means of artfully featured archival shots, highlights the beauty and sadness of human-made decay. In the blink of an eye 66 years pass by and a savings bank replaces a church.
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