A slow-burning, intricate documentary series about show business and technology, with standout direction and cinematography.
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1 season · 8 episodes · best: S1E5 "La monnaie de l'absolu" 7.4
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GoodWatch score 94
GoodWatch score 91
GoodWatch score 93
GoodWatch score 85
GoodWatch score 89
GoodWatch score 63
GoodWatch score 63
GoodWatch score 85May 7, 1988 · August 26, 1999 · Ended
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Opinions are mixed, with a GoodWatch score of 60 (IMDb 7.2).
35 h
About 35 hours: 8 episodes in 1 season of about 265 minutes each, aired from 1988 to 1999.
No, it needs your attention: the title analysis rates it 10 of 10 for complexity and 10 for philosophical.
Probably not: the title analysis rates it 7 of 10 for bleakness and 7 for melancholy, against 2 for hopefulness.
No, it was made in French.
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