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Fallen Art

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Fallen Art presents the story of General A, a self-proclaimed artist. His art, however, consists of a deranged method of stop motion photography, where the individual frames of the movie are created by photographs made by Dr. Johann Friedrich, depicting the bodies of dead soldiers, pushed down by Sergeant Al from a giant springboard onto a slab of concrete.

Status: Released

Released Date: 2004-09-23

Runtime: 6 mins

Director: Tomek Bagiński

Writer: Tomek Bagiński

Spoken language: No Language

Genres: Animation, Comedy, War, Drama

Original title: Fallen Art

Production Companies: Platige Image

Production Countries: Poland

Cast

(voice)

Arkadiusz Jakubik

(voice)

Marcin Kudełka

(voice)

Dariusz Toczek

Reviews

Geronimo1967

Set atop a rickety watch-tower with a platform more akin to a diving board, a troop of soldiers routinely keep watch, and just as routinely seem to plummet onto the concrete below - all handily timed for the awaiting photographer to capture their new-found splatted-ness with his camera. The photographs are rushed indoors where they form the most unlikely source of ... art! Indeed, the larger than life "artist" seems to be able to reinvigorate the corpse's image on screen to mirror his own movements - just like dance! Such athleticism takes it's toll, though, and soon he must rest. Who is this mysterious and sinister puppeteer - or is he, too, just a puppet? They must have a never-ending supply of sentries too! Great stop motion animation with a wee bit of slap-stick and a good dose of the macabre!

2024-02-09

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