PROČ Z DOLGOČASNO PREVIDNOSTJO / BEGONE DULL CARE
Norman McLaren (NFB)
Kanada/Canada, 1949, BetaSP (35mm), 7’48’’
Živahna interpretacija jazz glasbe zasedbe Oscar Peterson Trio v tekočih linijah in prelivajoči se barvi. Evelyn Lambart in Norman McLaren, umetnika kanadskega filmskega sklada, sta s slikanjem neposredno na filmski trak ustvarila igrivo vizualno podobo glasbe. Film brez besedila.
A lively interpretation, in fluid lines and colour, of jazz music played by the Oscar Peterson Trio. Painting directly on film, two National Film Board artists, Evelyn Lambart and Norman McLaren, have created a whimsical visual expression of the music. Film without words.
LAKOTA / HUNGER
Peter Foldes (NFB)
Kanada/Canada, 1974, BetaSP (35mm), 11’22’’
Animirana satira o razuzdanosti v svetu lakote. Računalniško narejene podobe, ki se neprestano raztapljajo in spreminjajo, ustvarjajo kričeč kontrast med obiljem in pomanjkanjem. Človek se sprva hrani zmerno, njegov tek pa preraste v požrešnost, pogoltnost in zadovoljevanje vsakršnih želja. Nočna mora, ki se končno prikrade nadenj, je prav tista, ki bdi nad neskladnim svetom. Film brez besedila.
Animated film satire of self-indulgence in a hungry world. Rapidly dissolving, reshaping images, made with the aid of a computer, create a stark contrast between abundance and want. A man eats, at first sparingly, but his appetite grows to gluttony, greed, and gratification of every desire. The nightmare that finally haunts him is the one that hangs over our disparate world. A film without words.
IGRA KORALD / BEAD GAME
Ishu Patel (NFB)
Kanada/Canada, 1977, BetaSP (35mm), 5’35’’
Očarljiva in inovativna vaja v animaciji, ki niza in spreminja na tisoče korald v podobe mitoloških in čisto običajnih bitij. Med seboj se neprestano požirajo, spajajo in izginjajo v eksploziji barve. Prevladuje občutje nasilja in neizbežnosti, a sporočilo zgodbe je v rokah gledalca. Zvočni film brez besedila.
In this fascinating, innovative exercise in animation, thousands of beads are arranged and manipulated, assuming shapes of creatures both mythical and real. They continually devour, merge, and absorb one another in explosions of colour. The theme is one of aggression and inevitability, but any conclusion is left to the viewer. Sound film without words.
KRAJINAR / LE PAYSAGISTE / MINDSCAPE
Jacques Drouin (NFB)
Kanada/Canada, 1976, BetaSP (35mm), 7’31’’
Izjemno ustvarjalen primer tehnike pinscreen animacije. Film govori o umetniku, ki vstopi v svojo lastno sliko in raziskuje pokrajino, poseljeno s simboli, ki vzbujajo nepričakovane asociacije. Film brez besedila.
A particularly creative example of the pin-screen animation technique, this film is about an artist who steps inside his painting and wanders about in a landscape peopled with symbols that trigger unexpected associations. Film without words.
MAČEK SE VRAČA / THE CAT CAME BACK
Cordell Barker (NFB)
Kanada/Canada, 1988, BetaSP (35mm), 7’37’’
Komičen kratki animirani film, zasnovan na stari ljudski pesmi z enakim naslovom. Stari gospod Johnson se loteva vse bolj obupanih poskusov, da bi se znebil malega rumenega mačka, ki se neprestano vrača ...
This hilarious animated short is based on the century-old folk song of the same name. Old Mr. Johnson makes increasingly manic attempts to rid himself of a little yellow cat that just won’t stay away...
VSAK OTROK / EVERY CHILD
Eugene Fedorenko (NFB)
Kanada/Canada, 1979, BetaSP (35mm), 6’13’’
Film je nastal na pobudo Organizacije združenih narodov v počastitev Unicefove Deklaracije o otrokovih pravicah. Gre za kanadski del enournega filma, sestavljenega iz desetih šestminutnih segmentov, nastalih ob mednarodnem letu otroka. Ta šestminutni izsek obravnava eno od desetih načel deklaracije, ki pravi, da je vsak otrok upravičen do imena in nacionalnosti.
Produced at the invitation of the United Nations to celebrate UNICEF’s Declaration of Children’s Rights, this film is the Canadian contribution to the hour-long feature film consisting of ten six-minute segments in celebration of the International Year of the Child. This six-minute segment illustrates one of the ten principles of the Declaration, namely that every child is entitled to a name and a nationality.
BALABLOK
Bretislav Pojar (NFB)
Kanada/Canada, 1972, BetaSP (35mm), 7’27’’
Gre za animirano reprodukcijo človeške komedije, ki je prav tako humorna v svoji interpretaciji kot v načinu karikiranja človekovega vzgiba, da se namesto k razumu raje zateče k nasilju. Celotno prizorišče boja je zreducirano na svoje najosnovnejše dimenzije – tekmece predstavljajo kocke in krogle. Razlog, zakaj se spopadajo, in tisto, kar bitki sledi, je gola parodija človeške narave. Film brez besedila.
Here is an animated replay of the human comedy as amusing in its perception as in the way it caricatures humanity’s propensity to resort to violence rather than to reason. The whole arena of conflict is reduced to its simplest dimensions – cubes and balls representing antagonists. Why they fight and what happens after the battle is a parody of human nature. Film without words.
PREOBRAZBA G. SAMSE / METAMORPHOSIS OF MR. SAMSA
Caroline Leaf (NFB)
Kanada/Canada, 1977, BetaSP (35mm), 9’42’’
Film po zgledu Kafkove Preobrazbe z animacijsko tehniko mivke na stekleni podlagi. Domiselna glasbena podlaga in inovativen umetniški pristop ustvarita kafkovski svet odtujenosti in krivde. Zvočni film brez besedila.
A film based on Franz Kafka’s short story The Metamorphosis, the story is told through the animation of beach sand on a piece of glass. An imaginative sound track and innovative artwork combine to recreate a Kafkaesque world of alienation and guilt. Sound film without words.
ČRNA DUŠA / ÂME NOIRE / BLACK SOUL
Martine Chartrand (NFB)
Kanada/Canada, 2000, BetaSP (35mm), 9’47’’
Črna duša se na razburljiv in zanimiv način poglablja v samo osrčje črnske kulture v viharnem potovanju skozi ključne trenutke črnske zgodovine. Medtem ko starka vpeljuje svojega vnuka v skrivnosti njegove preteklosti, se nam pred očmi odvije vrsta nenehno se spreminjajočih podob, naslikanih neposredno pred kamero. V hipnotičnem vrtincu svetlobe in barv deček odkriva svoje prednike med mogočnimi faraoni in junaškimi kralji, o slavi katerih pod kruhovcem prepeva potujoči pesnik griot. Udarci bobnov nenadoma pričarajo podobo suženjskega trga in črnske diaspore. Po dolgem potovanju se deček ob ritmih gospela in jazza končno vrne z bujnih Karibov med zasnežene vrhove ameriških celin. Film brez besedila.
Black Soul is an exhilarating immersion into the heart of Black culture via a whirlwind voyage through the defining moments of Black History. As an old lady initiates her grandson into his past, a series of perpetually transforming images painted directly under the animation camera unfolds before our eyes. In a mesmerizing swirl of light and colour, the boy traces his ancestry to the mighty Pharaohs, and to valiant kings whose praises are sung by a griot beneath the baobab tree. Suddenly, the beating of drums conjures forth the slave market and far-flung exile. At long last, rocked by the rhythms of gospel and jazz, the boy makes his way from the lush Caribbean to the snows of the Americas. A film without words.