
Walerian Borowczyk
Le Phonographe (The Phonograph)
An old phonograph assembles itself, plays songs on wax drums before self destructing. In many ways The Phonograph is a companion piece to Renaissance, there is nevertheless something quietly affecting about Borowczyk’s final ‘object’ animation. Through a succession of loving closeups, there is a sense of both a love of craftsmanship not to mention a nostalgia for a bygone (i.e. pre-War) age. Look out for cameos of the phonograph in Borowczyk’s subsequent live action films (A Private Collection, The Story of Sin and The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne).
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Director
Walerian Borowczyk
Scenario
Walerian Borowczyk
Director of Photography
Guy Durban
Editor
Claude Blondel
Producer
Dominique Duvergé
Production studios
Pantaleon Films
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Countries of production
France
Year
1969