Underplayed Gems

Bio-graphia (1975)

Bio-graphia poster
Directed by
Thanássis Rentzís
Genre
experimental film
Country
Greece
Runtime
1h 37m
Rating
7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

An experimental Greek film that uses engravings by Chumy Chumez, projected through a lampascope to add color. The images are collaged together to trace the dreams of a man from childhood through old age, death, and beyond.

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What happens

Bio-graphia (Βιο-Γραφία) est un film grec réalisé par Thanássis Rentzís et sorti en 1975. Le film utilise des gravures de Chumy Chúmez, principalement celles de son autobiographie pendant la guerre civile espagnole. Elles sont projetées avec un lampascope ajoutant de la couleur. Ainsi, avec la technique du « collage-montage », Rentzis surimpose diverses images afin de souligner les rêves du narrateur dont il fait la biographie : dans son enfance, il rêve de sa mère ; dans son adolescence, il rêve de sa petite amie ; esclave du capitalisme, il rêve de sa liberté ; vieillard, il rêve de sa jeunesse ; mort, il rêve de ses funérailles ; après sa mort, il se rêve en Ulysse. Le titre en deux parties signifie à la fois la biographie, mais aussi la vie (bio) et la façon de la représenter (graphie). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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