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Five Films

Five expressionistic experimental short films by Don Levy: Punulse, Malaise, Catharsis, The Point of Noon and Black Ice.

Animation & Artists Moving Image 1967 9 mins

Overview

Five experimental short films by Don Levy. PUNULSE emphasises the interconnection of images through movement. MALAISE is a dream-like sequence of North-African images. CATHARSIS shows manipulated images of batsmen in cricket nets. THE POINT OF NOON shows images of light refracted through trees and water. BLACK ICE shows black intercut with brief images of a lake, flames and molten metal.

This title is also available on the DVD/Blu-ray 'Herostratus' in the BFI Flipside collection.

Director

Don Levy

Genres

Animation & Artists Moving Image

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

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