

Nocturna Artificialia
1979-01-01 · 21 min · ★ 5.9
Enigmatic, stop-motion, animated story of a man's day.
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- Directors
- Stephen Quay, Timothy Quay
- Production companies
- BFI
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
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