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The Dancer and the Beggar

DirectorsErnest Ansorge, Gisèle Ansorge

1958
9 min
Animation

The story follows a beggar who is invited and taken in by a dancer, who introduces him to her sophisticated world and draws him into an atmosphere of fantasy and dance. However, the magic of the moment is abruptly shattered when the protagonist awakens, revealing that the entire idyll and warmth of the encounter were merely a beautiful dream amidst his harsh reality.

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