Walerian Borowczyk
Gavotte
2de Internationaal Filmgebeuren Gent
12'
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1967
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Drama, Comedy, Short
Director:
Walerian Borowczyk
Composer:
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Two bored dwarves fight over a cushion. Like Diptych, Gavotte constitutes a further step in the direction of live action filmmaking. Completely wordless, Borowczyk takes his dramatic cue from a gavotte by Jean-Philippe Rameau, played on a harpsichord off camera. Whereas the purveyors of concrete cinema pushed the boundaries of film form with often dry results, Borowczyk uses the constraints of the film frame for comic effect.
Image gallery
In this composition
De Kortfilms van Borowczyk en Jan Lenica
Credits
Director
Walerian Borowczyk
Composer
Jean-Philippe Rameau
Scenario
Walerian Borowczyk
Director of Photography
Guy Durban
Editor
Marie-Louise Barberot
Producer
Dominique Duvergé
Production studios
Pantaleon Films
More information
Countries of production
France
Year
1967
