Primal Matter
Genres
Overview
A piece that tries to keep the imagination in the highest possible state of alert using a minimum of materials, all found to hand inside the creator's workshop space. An adventure of the body and mind in more raw and stripped-back form.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
17 min
Release Date
2012-09-14
Status
Released
Original Language
Greek
Vote Count
1
Vote Average
1
Dimitris Papaioannou
Michalis Theophanous
0.0
The Masseurs
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5.3
Navel and A-Bomb
Short film in which butoh dancing is used to reflect on the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
1960-10-21 | ja
6.2
Bring It On
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7.1
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A veteran high school teacher befriends a younger art teacher, who is having an affair with one of her 15-year-old students. However, her intentions with this new "friend" also go well beyond platonic friendship.
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9.0
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6.0
Fall 2
Bas Jan Ader rides his bike into a canal in Amsterdam.
1970-03-10 | en
7.3
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7.3
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6.5
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5.5
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10.0
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0.0
A guy alone at a party.
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5.7
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5.4
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7.0
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0.0
Identity: A Czech Graphic Design Love Story
The documentary maps more than a hundred years of Czech visual culture, offers stories of well-known and lesser-known brands and shows that top graphic art is still being created in the Czech Republic today. The film is guided by Nicho Lowry, an American native with Czech roots, an avid collector and graphic design lover who embarks on an adventurous journey in the footsteps of the best of Czech visual culture. During his journey, he meets a number of contemporary graphic designers, as well as the legacy of icons who have passed away, many of whom have succeeded abroad. The film will lead Nich to his own roots through the uncovering of Czech identity and will introduce Czech graphic design to those who do not know the Czech Republic.
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7.9
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8.0
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7.1
Top Gun
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6.5
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Leonardo da Vinci is acclaimed as the world’s favourite artist. Many TV shows and feature films have showcased this extraordinary genius but often not examined closely enough is the most crucial element of all: his art. Leonardo’s peerless paintings and drawings will be the focus of Leonardo: The Works, as EXHIBITION ON SCREEN presents every single attributed painting, in Ultra HD quality, never seen before on the big screen. Key works include The Mona Lisa, The Last Supper, Lady with an Ermine, Ginevra de’ Benci, Madonna Litta, Virgin of the Rocks, and more than a dozen others.
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