In the process of shaving, a young man cuts himself. A lot.
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This short film is a metaphor for the Vietnam War. A man walks into a meticulously clean and sterile bathroom, concentrating on the polished porcelain and shiny metal motif. He then proceeds to shave. When his face is clean, however, he only continues to shave until he pierces through his skin. Blood covers him and falls around him, the red contrasting the perfect spotlessness of the bathroom.
Written by Joseph D. Guernsey
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La gran afaitada
(Spain, Catalan title)
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La grande rasatura
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Бритье по-крупному
(Soviet Union, Russian title)
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The Big Shave... or, Viet '67
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Velké holení
(Czechia)
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This film is included in the "Martin Scorsese Shorts" set, released by the Criterion Collection, spine #1,030.
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| Movie Connections |
Featured in
Martin Scorsese (1998).
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| Crazy Credits |
Whiteness - Herman Melville
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