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THE GREAT MALAISE

Catherine Lepage · Canada · Experimental / Drama / Comedy / Animation · 5 min · 107K views

Directed by Catherine Lepage · 2021

A young woman narrates an idealised version of her life, while the images show the anxiety behind her pursuit of perfection.

Funny and moving, it shows the gap between the life we describe and the one we feel.

In the voiceover for this animated short, a young woman attempts to describe herself, casting her life in the ideal light that society expects. The film’s imagery, however, tells a different story, poignantly illustratin

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