Dimensions of Dialogue
Dimensions of Dialogue (Czech: Možnosti dialogu) is a 1983 Czechoslovak animated short film directed by Jan Švankmajer. It is 14 minutes long and created with stop motion.
| Dimensions of Dialogue | |
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| Directed by | Jan Švankmajer |
| Written by | Jan Švankmajer |
| Cinematography | Vladimír Malík |
| Edited by | Helena Lebdušková |
| Music by | Jan Klusák |
| Distributed by | Krátký Film Praha |
Release date |
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Running time | 14 minutes |
| Country | Czechoslovakia |
Plot
The animation is divided into three sections. "Eternal conversation" (Dialog věčný) shows Arcimboldo-like heads gradually reducing each other to bland copies; "Passionate discourse" (Dialog vášnivý) shows a clay man and woman who dissolve into one another sexually, then quarrel and reduce themselves to a frenzied, boiling pulp; and "Exhaustive discussion" (Dialog vyčerpávající) consists of two elderly clay heads who extrude various objects on their tongues (toothbrush and toothpaste; shoe and shoelaces, etc.) and intertwine them in various combinations.[2]
Reception
Terry Gilliam selected the film as one of the ten best animated films of all time.[3]
Awards
- Annecy International Animated Film Festival 1983 – Won Grand Prix
- Berlin International Film Festival 1983 – Won Golden Bear for Best Short Film, C.I.D.A.L.C. Award (Honorable Mention)
References
- Švankmajer, Jan (2014-03-27). Touching and Imagining: An Introduction to Tactile Art. ISBN 9780857735300.
- Re-animating the Lost Objects d'Childhood and the Everyday: Jan Svankmajer
- Gilliam, Terry (April 27, 2001). "Terry Gilliam Picks the Ten Best Animated Films of All Time". The Guardian.