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This is a presentation from La Cinémathèque Jean-Marie Boursicot!

4.3

|1991|91 min

A collection of European T.V. commercials directed by a variety of well-known directors from across Europe and the U.S. Compiled and produced by Jean-Marie Boursicot.

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