Select Works I
A singular voice in the world of experimental cinema, Patrick Bokanowski's work exists at the crossroads of animation, moving photography, and filmed poetry. Most of his films are gathered here, offering viewers a chance to fully grasp an unconventional artistic journey that deserves a presentation worthy of the project. Therefore, the artist will be on hand to discuss his work with at every screening, accompanied by Michèle Bokanowski, whose electroacoustic music helps shape these incomparable, dreamy films.
A variety of techniques come together in this dark and nightmarish work reminiscent of Expressionism.
Choreography of an imaginary journey.
A housewife is preparing a duck à l'orange in her kitchen. But the reluctant bird tries to escape from her but the woman manages to recaptures it and plucks it savagely. Once the duck is put in the oven, an alligator unexpectedly appears in the kitchen.
Walking towards the fire. In a ceaseless streamof light, people, landscapes and objects lead us to mysterious regions. Animation film with special effects.
Patrick Bokanowski
Patrick Bokanowski is a French filmmaker who makes films between the traditional cinematographic genres: short film, experimental film, and animation. His treatment of the filmic material exists at the frontier of optical and visual arts, operating in a perpetual "in-between" to create. He calls into question the idea that cinema's essence is to reproduce reality, that is, our habits of thinking and feeling. His films contradict the "objectivity" of photography that is essential to most of the global film production. Bokanowski's experiments testify to purely mental visions that ignore conventional representations, affecting reality, transforming it, and giving viewers new perceptual adventures. His most notable work is L’ange (1982).
