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The Love of Zero

1928 · 0h 15m · Drama, Romance · United States of America

While playing his trombone one Sunday, the enthusiastic Zero sees Beatrix and falls in love. He returns the next week to express his feelings, and it's mutual. Over the next few months, they spoon, kiss, and find happiness. Then, she receives a letter from Kabul, demanding that she return to the palace of the Grand Vizier. The lovers part, heartbroken. Zero tries expressing himself to a woman on the street. He meets derision. Then, news of Beatrix. Does this romance end in smiles or tears?

Directed by
Robert Florey
Written by
Robert Florey, Slavko Vorkapich
Starring
Tamara Shavrova, Joseph Marievsky, Anielka Elter
6.1Smart score

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avant-gardeexperimental filmheartbreakimpressionistlost lovelove and losslove storytrombonist

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