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The Extraordinary Child
The Extraordinary Child
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THE EXTRAORDINARY CHILD

Directed by Stan Brakhage
United States, 1954
Comedy, Avant-Garde, Short

Synopsis

A couple marries. Nine months later, a doctor comes to their flat; on the front door is an ornate poster saying, “Blessed Event.” In the flat, the baby’s father and a male friend play poker. The doctor is shocked to see that the baby, in a diaper, is the size of a grown man.

Synopsis

A couple marries. Nine months later, a doctor comes to their flat; on the front door is an ornate poster saying, “Blessed Event.” In the flat, the baby’s father and a male friend play poker. The doctor is shocked to see that the baby, in a diaper, is the size of a grown man.