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Chronopolis (1983)

Chronopolis poster
Directed by
Piotr Kamler
Genre
science fiction film, surrealist film
Country
France, Poland
Runtime
52 min
Rating
6.0 of 10 from 21 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A group of immortal beings live in a giant crystalline city where they manipulate glowing blocks of time. An ordinary human man enters this world and interacts with these god-like figures.

surrealhypnoticdreamlikemeditativeslow-pacedabstractatmosphericcontemplative

What happens

Chronopolis is a 1982 experimental stop motion science fiction film directed by Polish animator Piotr Kamler, with music composed by renowned composer Luc Ferrari, and, originally, narration by Michael Lonsdale. It was Kamler's only full-length film. The film won "Best Children's Film" at Fantafestival in 1982 and "Critics' Award - Special Mention" at Fantasporto, and it was shown out of competition alongside Patrick Bokanowski's L'ange at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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