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That Abominable Mystery (2017) | Slate

That Abominable Mystery

In 1879, Charles Darwin used the words "an abominable mystery" and "a most perplexing phenomenon" to describe the evolution of flowering plants. With perfume brand Régime des Fleurs' new short film, directed by Brett Milspaw, a series of vignettes and story lines, abstract images and distorted realities, draws another perplexing mystery that could be used to describe the olfactory phenomenons behind the creation of Régime's scents and candles.

Released: 2017
Runtime: 8m
Genres: Drama
Country: United States of America
Language: English

Direction and writing

Brett MilspawDirector

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Dasha NekrasovaAlex

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