01 Jan 1994
Gagarin
A young caterpillar yearns to fly like the butterflies and birds, but cannot launch himself high enough to do so ... until a couple start playing badminton nearby.
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A journey through Emily Dickinson's tortured life of psycho sexual frenzy or a satire of short films
Top Billed Cast
Rebecca Hall Emily Dickinson
Stephen Campbell Moore Walt
Freddie Stevenson Rimbaud
Josh Cooke Verlaine and as Himself
Jake Sandvig The Butcher
Zach Roerig The American Soldier
Amanda Seyfried Emily
Dominic Cooper The Stranger
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