The Games of Angels (1967)
Overview
Animated short. Abstract forms in a setting evocative of a concentration camp created by the universe. Based on a series of paintings by the Polish artists and filmmaker Walerian Borowczyk, Les Jeux des Anges takes the viewer into a nightmarish and sinister labyrinth world. With images reminiscent of Bosch and Ernst and an abstract soundtrack the film evoke unspeakable horrors lurking at the heart Borowczyk's masterpiece. Borowczyk described the film himself as "A report on the city of angels."
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| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fr |
| Popularity | 2.03 |
Directed By
Walerian Borowczyk
Crew
Jacques Forgeot
Walerian Borowczyk
Claude Blondel
Daniel Rondeleux
Claude Copin
Daniel Pauquet
Bernard Parmegiani
Francis Pronier
Louis Perrin
Gérard Cox
Walerian Borowczyk
Walerian Borowczyk
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