Synopsis:
A visual and musical game which builds and destroys itself according to the vivacious rhythm of Serge Prokofiev’s Scherzo to Piano Concerto No. 2.
- Director:
- Georges Schwizgebel
- Year:
- 2006
- Country:
- Switzerland, Canada
- Running time:
- 4 min.
- Technique:
- Hand-drawn Animation, Paint On Glass Animation, 2D Animation
- Original title:
- Jeu
- Production type:
- Professional
- Script writer:
- Georges Schwizgebel
- Music composer:
- Sergei Prokofiev
- Sound designer:
- Olivier Calvert
- Genres:
- Drama, Experimental, Non-narrative
- Tags:
- Surreal, Festival Darlings, Identity, Poetic, Dreams
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Animafest Zagreb – World Festival of Animated Film
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