The Danish Poet (full movie) [47MB FLV]
Short Clip [11MB MOV] [7.5MB MOV]
Sweet. Simple. Straight. Just like poetry, the joyful kind of poetry. Joy doesn’t have to twist and turn, to hide and mask itself, joy can go out in the open, straight, simple, naked and still be as attractive, if not more. The Danish Poet is a Norwegian short animated movie narrated by Liv Ulmann. The wonders that are transported through the cherry animation deserve, and require, a top quality copy, and the stream here is just not enough. Just watch the clips and see.
Links:
FLV Files Player
IMDB entry
Official website (here you can also buy the DVD, to see it in the proper way)
He Wishes for the Clothes of Heaven (visual poem) [12MB MP4] [23MB MOV] [YouTube]
Had I the heavens’ embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark clothes
Of night and light and half-light,
I would spread the cloths under your feet;
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
Heebok Lee made this wonderful visual poem inspired by Yeats’ poem. The MP4 or MOV files are recommended for better quality. It’s worth it.
Links:
W.B. Yeats @ Wikipedia
Heebok Lee
Cashback (2004) [YouTube]
Cashback (2006) – Trailer [YouTube]
The genius quality that men managed to induce into art is the almost complete correlation between eroticism and high aesthetic value. It’s wonderful, we have the privilege of drolling over a girl, and excuse it as an aesthetic admiration. Of course, a beautiful girl is a highly aesthetic object, but still, agree with it or not, the connection between erotic attraction and aesthetic value does seem odd, as if it was created this way.
Cashback is two things: a short movie and a full length feature. The short movie, which is linked here, is a wonderful presentation of an idea which was created in 2004. The full length feature is a new movie released recently, which takes the idea and adds a “personal” touch to it. Looks promising.
Links:
IMDB entry – 2004 version
IMDB entry – 2006 version
Official movie website
The Raftman’s Razor by Keith Bearden [YouTube]
A wonderful short movie about a ultimate comics super hero. A comic hero of minimalistic magnitude, thinking, and not thinking. A common hero, stranded, like everyone else.
Once forgotten, we are truly perfect.
Links:
Official website
IMDB Entry
The Tale of How [70MB MP4] [YouTube]
The singning reminds a bit of Burton’s the Nightmare Before Christmas. The animation, however, is totally different. The story, as it seems, can be told in many visual languages. This one, taken from the depth of our times, is probably one of the most wonderful ones. It has been take from the depths, such things are not invented, they exist from the beginning of time, in our collective mind, carved into our earth. Otherwise, I will not be able to explain such great pieces such as this, such operatic thrills.
To play MP4 files use VideoLan or Apple Quicktime.
Links:
The Blackheart Gang
Chaperon Rouge [21MB MOV] [8MB MOV] [YouTube]
Running in the forest. Demons behind. Wolfs, they are. But are wolfs really nothing but our inner demons coming to attack us from behind. We can see nothing, our back is always hidden, always chasing us. Always after us. Lagging, but yet leading. Places have their past, their back. People have their past, leading. Are we leading or led? And to where? A remarkable remake of the Little Red Riding Hood.
Links:
Official Website
Download [54MB MOV] [YouTube]
What is that you like? What is it that you hate? It’s kind of difficult to answer these questions, and mostly takes time. Maybe I should sit down and start making a list. It will take time, maybe a year, maybe two, but it could sum up to be one hell of a wacky list. This is the short that pushed Delicatessen into greenlight.
City Paradise [YouTube]
There are freaks in the UK. There are freaks who see the UK, who see London, and this is how it looks like in their eyes. Awesome mix of animation, CG and video footage, that tells a whimsical story of modern London. If you ever wondered how a mix of Amelie and Joanna Newsom will look like, stop wondering, the answer is here.
Movie Link
This 8 minutes movie has a most wonderful title. The movie itself it great as well, but it’s title that really makes it such a great piece. This is not a music post, as from time to time I would like to post about other cultural stuff I bump into.
