Psyche

Psyche

Psyche

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Psyche

1948

0h 25m

7.0(4 votes)

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Romance

Overview

Psyche 1947, made while a student at USC, shows Markopoulos’ developing style and his sensuous use of colour and composition. Shot in the Hollywood hills, the film was inspired by an unfinished novella by Pierre Louÿs. - Tate Modern

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Ann Wells

the girl

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George Emmons

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