The Seal
6.9
Inspired by the 1928 experimental film by Robert Florey and Slavko Vorkapich, The Life and Death of 9413, a Hollywood Extra, this amateur short is the story of a man who spends his entire life under the thumb of anonymous bureaucrats. The titular seal adorns everything in life, from birth to death, in a criticism of bureaucracy and power over the individual, in a film that makes stylistic references to silent cinema.
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Dušan Makavejev Director · Marko Babac Editor
First release August 6, 1955 · Produced in Serbia · Original title Pečat
Production
Kino Klub Beograd
Production
Serbia
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Original title
Pečat
Original language
Serbo-Croatian
Spoken on screen
Serbo-Croatian
Release dates
Serbia · August 6, 1955
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Poland
July 20, 2012 · New Horizons Film Festival
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