Leonardo’s Diary 72

Leonarduv Denik 72

Jan Švankmajer | Czech Republic | 1972 | 11' |

| IFFR 2001

Animated drawing in the style of Da Vinci enter in a dialogue with found footage imagery of contemporary society.

Frankly Caroline
Ex Voto: Mapping the Heart
The film-maker’s attempt to portray his wife by conjuring up a collage cornucopia.
Surface Noise
Ex Voto: Mapping the Heart
Found-footage film exploring public and private space, organised formally as a sonata.
Shaded Bandwidths
Ex Voto: Mapping the Heart
Tracking the meanings of ethereal noise while crossing a New York bridge.
Parabol
Ex Voto: Mapping the Heart
A disc-shaped aerial as a landmark in urban architecture, a mandala for the global village.
Trophäen des Alltags II
Ex Voto: Mapping the Heart
The true picture of the past rushes along. That is the only way that the past can be captured: as a picture that lights and…
De l’origine du XXIème siècle
Ex Voto: Mapping the Heart
A pessimistic prayer to help us face a new century without too many optical illusions, but with a stronger philosophy of the image.
Chimp for Normal Short
Ex Voto: Mapping the Heart
A statement on the course of civilisation made by studying a monkey at the wheel.
The Adventure Parade
Ex Voto: Mapping the Heart
The inherent violence that is intimated at in this hand-processed film can only offer a clue of past interventions.