Arabesques on the Pirosmani Theme
A documentary film about the great ‘primitive’ painter Niko Pirosmani, a Georgian equivalent to Henri Rousseau, and a role model for Parajanov.
21'
Armenia
IFFR 2019
According to French film historian Georges Sadoul, the Brazilian film pioneer Humberto Mauro (1897-1983) had a singular poetic style. This documentary, made by his grand-nephew André Di Mauro, shows this very well. Shots from Humberto Mauro’s films – he made about three hundred – are accompanied by voice-over excerpts from interviews his son made in the 1960s.
Mauro was self-taught and interested in photography. He had an eye for beautiful compositions and a preference for nature. Even though the filmmaker, born in the province of Minas Gerais, had regional roots, his films have a universal quality. He was disappointed by the advance of the modern age. "Progress is not photogenic”, was the opinion of the man who preferred the "poetry of the waterwheel". Yet he moved to Rio de Janeiro and recorded Brazil's gradual urbanisation in his features (Ganga Bruta, O Canto da Saudade), documentaries and commissioned films.
IFFR 2019
Programme IFFR 2019
Drawing upon cinematic memories: restored classics, films about film(makers), experimental works, installations and retrospectives.
Read more about this programmeA documentary film about the great ‘primitive’ painter Niko Pirosmani, a Georgian equivalent to Henri Rousseau, and a role model for Parajanov.
21'
Armenia
IFFR 2019
Portrait of a key figure from New York's underground film scene, a rising star who disappeared as fast as she appeared.
78'
USA
IFFR 2019
David Letterman’s ghostwriter indulges in a curious hobby: he collects industrial musicals on vinyl, and even revives this largely underrated genre.
87'
USA
IFFR 2019