Chronopolis
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"Chronopolis" (1977-1982) (Piotr Kamler)
It took Polish animator Piotr Kamler five years to make this stop-motion minimalist abstract fantasy about a race of distant alien immortals who can control time and matter. They see a determined moutain climber in another world and create an intelligent sphere to meet him and bring him back to their world.
There is about 6 minutes of narration in French only at the begining of the film but the rest is dialogue free; set to the great abstract score by electronic experimental composer Luc Ferrari.
1977-1982 / 62mins. / Color / Poland
Picture Quality: B+
Rad stuff!,
This movie rules, easily one of the better movies I've ever seen. I don't even speak french but it doesn't really matter because there aren't many words in it. This is nice because the Luc Ferrari soundtrack is amazing.
The film is all animation and maybe claymation/stop motion effects galore. Way tripped out. It's kinda academic but not in a dull or boring way. I believe there is a plot to the film, but usually I'm so amazed by the visual images that I hardly pay attention enough to figure it out. Basically, it's got a sort of early 80's industrial feel with lots of imaginative effects and scenery, bouncing balls morphing around crazy backgrounds, turning into small people, entertaining bigger people with weird headgear...Incredible, but pretty hard to find. It's worth the look if your into this kinda stuff.
It took Polish animator Piotr Kamler five years to make this stop-motion minimalist abstract fantasy about a race of distant alien immortals who can control time and matter. They see a determined moutain climber in another world and create an intelligent sphere to meet him and bring him back to their world.
There is about 6 minutes of narration in French only at the begining of the film but the rest is dialogue free; set to the great abstract score by electronic experimental composer Luc Ferrari.
1977-1982 / 62mins. / Color / Poland
Picture Quality: B+
Rad stuff!,
This movie rules, easily one of the better movies I've ever seen. I don't even speak french but it doesn't really matter because there aren't many words in it. This is nice because the Luc Ferrari soundtrack is amazing.
The film is all animation and maybe claymation/stop motion effects galore. Way tripped out. It's kinda academic but not in a dull or boring way. I believe there is a plot to the film, but usually I'm so amazed by the visual images that I hardly pay attention enough to figure it out. Basically, it's got a sort of early 80's industrial feel with lots of imaginative effects and scenery, bouncing balls morphing around crazy backgrounds, turning into small people, entertaining bigger people with weird headgear...Incredible, but pretty hard to find. It's worth the look if your into this kinda stuff.
