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THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION

The Hammer

Four minutes long, a commission, the hammer flies. A film on an artist.

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English / 4min. / 1986

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SYNOPSIS

The hammer is the tool a sculptor uses to chip away at the block. It is the emblematic tool of French artist Jean-Luc Vilmouth. Akerman here instigates a game of musical chairs. The winner is then permitted to hurl the hammer out into the starry night.

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