One-Eyed Men Are Kings

  • Drama
10/1/1974
15

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One-Eyed Men Are Kings [Les... borgnes sont rois] is a 1974 French short film directed by Michel Leroy and Edmond Séchan. In the film, a sad middle-aged man in Paris man and his dog go for a walk, which turns into an ordeal. The film won an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film.

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      • Geronimo1967

        An old gent returns home one afternoon to find, as usual, that his elderly mother is obsessing over her dog. Its quite an aggressive little creature with huge great teeth that it readily brandishes in his direction forcing a ritual retreat - without any dinner! She summons him presently but thats just to take it walkies and even that isnt without its hassles as this mutt has an habit of peeing on peoples cars and tripping up blind folks! That gives him an idea Next day, same old same old but he decides to don a pair of dark glasses and pretend he cant see either. This proves really quite effective for a day or two as the erstwhile irritable public start to show him a little (misplaced) kindness and even the dog appears to calm down a bit un...

        February 19, 2025

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