Mosaik mécanique
What we see on the maximum screen format (Cinemascope) are the different scenes from the slapstick film A Film Johnnie (1914) with Charlie Chaplin, divided over the screen as a regular lattice. The scenes have been looped in their entirety. Thanks to the different lengths, the result is a visually pulsating polyrhythm. The soundtrack was constructed by Bernhard Lang with the aid of a pianola. Mosaik Mécanique lasts just as long as the original material.
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Film details
- Country of production
- Austria
- Year
- 2008
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2008
- Length
- 9"
- Medium/Format
- 35mm
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