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When immersed in the contours swelling and waning in the forest of needles, the mundane world drifts away, and we only live to breathe.
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Imprints (2004)
Animation · N/A
In this non-narrative animated film inspired by composer François Couperin's harpsichord composition "Barricades mystérieuses," Jacques Drouin explores a whole new way of using the pinscreen to create animated images. He pivots the screen and uses low-angled light to capture images in high relief. The result is like a sculpture whose e...
- Runtime
- 6m
Jacques Drouin: In Relief (2009)
Animation · Documentary
This documentary is a portrait of the animator of Le Paysagiste, from his childhood in Eastern Quebec to his career at the NFB. Trained at the École des beaux-arts de Montréal and the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), Drouin became in some ways the heir to Alexandre Alexeïeff when he began working with the Alexeïeff-Parke...
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- Cast
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Animation · N/A
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- Director
- Isao Takahata, Raoul Servais
- Cast
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Trois exercices sur l'écran d'épingles d'Alexeieff (1974)
Animation
Animated short film made in three parts on the pin screen by Alexeieff-Parker. With these three exercises, director Jacques Drouin experiments with the play of light and shadow alone. Original, this experience presents us with a reality that is not truncated although it may appear as follows: the faculty of wonder will be able to creat...
- Runtime
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Mindscape (1976)
Animation · Fantasy · N/A
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- Runtime
- 8m
- Director
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The Four Robinsons (1939)
Comedy · N/A
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- Runtime
- 1h 38m
- Director
- Eduardo García Maroto
- Cast
- Antonio Vico, Mary Santpere, Fernando Rey
La mantilla de Beatriz (1946)
Drama · Romance · N/A
In XVII century Portugal two friends change identities so one of them can escape an unwanted marriage to Beatriz.
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Director
- Eduardo García Maroto
- Cast
- Virgílio Teixeira, Margarita Andrey, María Isbert
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