The Idea ( L'idée )

The Idea (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: L'idée
Language Selections:
Silent ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
30 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1930 - 1932 and produced in:
France ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Berthold Bartosch

Written By:
Frans Masereel

Actors:
Berthold Bartosch

Synopsis:

Before working with Reiniger, Bartosch had made a number of advertising films. Afterwards he went on to make his masterpiece, L'Idée, a tragic, symbolist allegory of man's struggle for the Ideal, based on illustrations by Franz Masereel and with music by Arthur Honegger. Bartosch combined cut-out silhouettes on the lines of the Reiniger technique with subtle effects achieved by control of photographic exposure and diffusion of the light source.

In 1930 Bartosch moved to Paris and created the 30 minute film entitled 'The Idea' to which he is most remembered for. It is described as the first serious, poetic, tragic work in animation. The film's characters and backdrops were composed of several layers of different types of paper. From semi-transparent to thick cardboard.

This product was added to our catalog on Wednesday 20 July, 2011.

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