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The Parable of the Tulip Painter and the Fly

The Parable of the Tulip Painter and the Fly

Charlotte Pryce | USA | 2008 | 4' |

| IFFR 2019

An intoxicating flower drenched in luminous colours and sparkling light. Having grown the beautiful tulip Pryce fell deeply
under its spell – an affliction shared by an
artist from another time and place, a longing reaching
across the centuries. In such luxurious and temporary beauty they
crossed paths, sharing fear of the transience of life.

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