Death of the Rat (1975)
A factory siren sounds, workers punch in, the machinery starts... Aubier makes use of a series of successive pictures to portray the series of events that completes a cycle.
Top billed cast
Pierre SantiniL'ouvrier- Josette BarnetcheLa femme de l'ouvrier
- Brice PerissonLe fils de l'ouvrier
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