UbuWeb Film UbuWebPitor Kamler (b. 1936)
Chronopolis 1982It took animator/filmmaker Piotr Kamler nearly half a decade to make this fantastic animated 3-D sci-fi film that is set in a futuristic city inhabited by powerful immortals who are utterly bored with the idea of eternity and so begin playing with time. ~ Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide
Michel Lonsdale - NarratorMaria Tataczuk - Special Effects
Diane Chretien - Special Effects
Babette Vimenet - Special Effects
Piotr Kamler - Screenwriter, Producer, Cinematographer, Production Designer, Director, Animator
Coeur de secours 1973Music by Francois Bayle
Le labyrinthe 1969(12 min, colour, 1970 france; Piotr Kamler dir)
Music: Bernard Parmegiani
The landscape surveyed here might be the estranged interior of your typical East-European-émigré-animator's skull; with its deranged narrative values, artfully disturbed graphic style, and aggressive "musique concrete" sonorities, Kamler's are among the most astounding works you'll ever see...
In company of Walerian Borowczyk, Peter Foldes & Arcady, Kamler is successor to a prestigious tradition of East European émigré animators (think: Alexieff, Bartosch, Starewycz). Like their precursors, they are also among the most distinguished artists in cinema, celebrated for graphic style and narrative experiment. This film boasts a striking electronic soundtrack, from one of the finest 'musique concrete' composers (no surprise - this film was produced by the famous INA-GRM, the audio-visual research institute founded by electronic music pioneer Pierre Schaeffer. -- Jim Knox, originally written for the OtherFilm Festival
Une mission ephemere 1993993, 35mm, black & white, stereo
10 mins
Music: Bernard Parmegiani
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