A dirge, a dance. A portrait of stillness and silence disturbed by the urgency of sadness. The film is composed of paintings from the Northern Renaissance, collaged and combined with hand-painted, hand-processed and optically manipulated images of seashells, hands and dolls. The Ave Maria is sung by Rosa Ponselle, the dancer is Annie Morad.
Also in this combined programme
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Cinq minutes de cinéma pur
What is pure cinema? Henri Chomette’s answer to this question is a seminal investigation into the nature of film. -
A Study in Natural Magic
Glowing germs and flowers colour this alchemical 16mm miniature. Pryce spins gossamer golden threads in the silent darkness of the cinema. -
Prima Materia
Delicate threads of energy spiral into mysterious cells of golden dust: these are the luminous particles of the alchemist’s dream. -
Pwdre Ser: the rot of stars
An encounter with a mysterious, luminous substance and the mythical star jelly. Coronal Kirlian photography joined with hand-processed images. -
The Tears of a Mudlark
Live performance with vintage magic lantern and handmade slides tells the story of an outlaw: a science-fiction fable for the Anthropocene.
Film details
- Country of production
- USA
- Year
- 1988
- Festival edition
- IFFR 2019
- Length
- 6'
- Medium/Format
- 16mm
