Perfumed Nightmare

Perfumed Nightmare

Perfumed Nightmare

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Perfumed Nightmare

1979

1h 35m

7.2(34 votes)

Comedy

Drama

Overview

Kidlat, a Filipino jeepney driver, is fascinated by the idea of the American space programme and by Western society as a whole. When he moves to Paris, disillusionment sets in as his dreams are gradually shattered.

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American Zoetrope

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Cast & Crew

12 members

Acting

Mang Fely

Kaya

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Acting

Dolores Santamaria

Nanay

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Acting

Georgette Baudry

Lola

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Acting

Katrin de Guia

Mutter

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Crew

Hartmut Lerch

Big Boss

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Directing

Kidlat Tahimik

Kidlat

Kidlat Tahimik

Acting

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

Self (archive footage)

Valéry Giscard d'Estaing

Acting

Harold Wilson

Self (archive footage)

Harold Wilson

Acting

Helmut Schmidt

Self (archive footage)

Helmut Schmidt

Acting

Gerald Ford

Self (archive footage)

Gerald Ford

Acting

Henry Kissinger

Self (archive footage)

Henry Kissinger

Acting

Neil Armstrong

Self (archive footage)

Neil Armstrong

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