The Anthology of Polish Experimental Animation (2008)
Runtime: 258
Language: Polish (English subtitles)
Country: Poland
Color: B/W and Color
Director: edited by: Marcin Giżycki
Language: Polish (English subtitles)
Country: Poland
Color: B/W and Color
Director: edited by: Marcin Giżycki
Experimental animation is a broad notion that can be applied to many genres of animated film that break with formal and narrative conventions.
The present anthology is a selection of some forty productions that do not quite fit into the mainstream of film animation. On the three discs the viewer will find abstract films, films composed of photographic images subjected to manipulation, as well as animations drawn in unconventional fashion. Some of these are works by well-known artists from beyond the cinematic milieu - writer Stefan Themerson and his painter wife Franciszka, for example, the designer Andrzej Pawlowski, or the photographer Tomek Sikora. There are also works by leading Polish contemporary artists like Józef Robakowski and Jerzy Kalina. There is no lack of work by world-renowned animators like Jan Lenica, Walerian Borowczyk, Zbigniew Rybczynski or Jerzy Kucia. The choice of films included in the Anthology of Polish Experimental Animation is so varied that every viewer is sure to find something of great interest.
The present anthology is a selection of some forty productions that do not quite fit into the mainstream of film animation. On the three discs the viewer will find abstract films, films composed of photographic images subjected to manipulation, as well as animations drawn in unconventional fashion. Some of these are works by well-known artists from beyond the cinematic milieu - writer Stefan Themerson and his painter wife Franciszka, for example, the designer Andrzej Pawlowski, or the photographer Tomek Sikora. There are also works by leading Polish contemporary artists like Józef Robakowski and Jerzy Kalina. There is no lack of work by world-renowned animators like Jan Lenica, Walerian Borowczyk, Zbigniew Rybczynski or Jerzy Kucia. The choice of films included in the Anthology of Polish Experimental Animation is so varied that every viewer is sure to find something of great interest.
1 DVD:
- The Eye and The Ear, 1944/45, Franciszek and Stefan Themerson
- Once Upon a Time..., 1957, Walerian Borowczyk, Jan Lenica
- Cineforms, 1957, Andrzej Pawlowski
- Here and There, 1957, Andrzej Pawlowski
- The Banner of Youth, 1957, Walerian Borowczyk, Jan Lenica
- Somnambulists, 1958, Mieczyslaw Waskowski
- The Dynamic Rectangle, 1971, Jozef Robakowski
- Test I, 1971, Jozef Robakowski
- Demons, 1980, Kazimierz Urbanski
- Stomp, 1984, Maciej Cwiek
- Muka, 2003, Natalia Wilkoszewska
- III, 2003, Jakub Lech
- 1-39-C, 2004, Olga Wroniewicz
2 DVD:
- Sweet Rhythms, 1965, Kazimierz Urbanski
- Oneself at the Helm, 1971, Katarzyna Latallo
- Replica, 1975, Kazimierz Bendkowski
- New Book, 1975, Zbigniew Rybczynski
- Oh, I Can't Stop!, 1975, Zbigniew Rybczynski
- Portrait, 1977, Stanislaw Lenartowicz
- Dead Shadow, 1980, Andrzej Klimowski
- Line, 1981, Grzegorz Rogala
- The First Film, 1981, Jozef Piwkowski
- Block, 1982, Hieronim Neumann
- Splinters, 1984, Jerzy Kucia
- Video-Disc, 1986, Maciej Cwiek
- Zoopraxiscope, 2005, Hieronim Neumann
3 DVD:
- Beach, 1964, Edward Sturlis
- Copyright by Film Polski MCWLXXVI, 1976, Piotr Szulkin
- Sun: A Non-Camera Film, 1977, Julian Antonisz
- What Do We See After Closing Our Eyes and Stopping Our Ears?, 1978, Julian Antonisz
- Bermuda Wheel, 1979, Jerzy Kalina
- Cinema Verite, 1979, Andrzej Warchal
- An Unforgettable Night, 1996, Janek Koza
- Family Business, 1996, Janek Koza
- Death to Five, 2002, Mariusz Wilczynski
- Unfortunately, 2004, Mariusz Wilczynski
- Bark, You Mongrel, Raise Hell, My Pearl, 2006, Wojciech Bakowski
- Spoken Movie 1, 2007, Wojciech Bakowski
- Cap, 2007, Tomek Sikora
- Cakes, 2007, Tomek Sikora
