Mr. Frenhofer and the Minotaur

Mr. Frenhofer and the Minotaur

20 mins | Oct. 7, 1949

Peterson based this romantic piece on Balzac’s Le Chef-d'oeuvre inconnu and Picasso’s Minotauromachie. The film combines a story of the competition for the love of a woman with images of a young girl with a candle wandering through a corridor, a modern adaptation of the mythological Minoan labyrinths.

Mr. Frenhofer and the Minotaur

20 mins | Oct. 7, 1949

Mr. Frenhofer and the Minotaur
Peterson based this romantic piece on Balzac’s Le Chef-d'oeuvre inconnu and Picasso’s Minotauromachie. The film combines a story of the competition for the love of a woman with images of a young girl with a candle wandering through a corridor, a modern adaptation of the mythological Minoan labyrinths.
IMDb rating 4.6
Producers Workshop 20
Original title Mr. Frenhofer and the Minotaur
Directors Sidney Peterson
Writers Honoré de Balzac

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