This short film is a poetic meditation on the end of life as represented by the filmmaker’s grandmother. The grandmother, in her rocking chair, reaches out for the single light that illuminates her, expressing her determination and also, as the light goes out, the reconciliation to her own death.
Ampoule Brulee, L’
- Film Maker
- D’Alfonso, Antonio
- Year
- 1987
- Country
- Canada
- Language
- Format
- 16mm
- Length
- 2
- Genre
- documentary
- Category
- Families, Work about Women

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