Teeth Smile
Knife in the Water
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1m 57s
Directed by Roman Polanski • 1957 • Poland
In his autobiography, director Roman Polanski writes that the theme of TEETH SMILE was set for him by a supervisor at film school. The film follows a peeping tom as he looks through a bathroom window.
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