Special Guest: Georges Schwizgebel

60 minutes
Special Guest: Georges Schwizgebel

Tribute to grand master Georges Schwizgebel (CH). He often works with paint on cels and classical music. The virtuoso films excel in associative movements.

This program screened as part of HAFF 2017

Showing in this program

78 Tours

78 Tours

  • Georges Schwizgebel
  • Switzerland, 1985
  • 4 min.

In 78 Tours a subjective camera and a fixed framing alternate to an accordion waltz which triggers a short story recalling the passing of time.

Along the Way

Along the Way

  • Georges Schwizgebel
  • Switzerland, 2012
  • 3 min.

Associative trip with effective music and attractive forms and shadows in the familiar style of great master Georges Schwizgebel.

Erlking

Erlking

  • Georges Schwizgebel
  • Switzerland, 2015
  • 5 min.

A father rides with his son through the forest. Based on Goethe’s poem Erlkönig and the music of Schubert/Liszt.

L’Année du Daim

L’Année du Daim

  • Georges Schwizgebel
  • Switzerland, 1995
  • 7 min.

Chinese animal story in which a young deer is deceived by appearances. 

L’Homme Sans Ombre

L’Homme Sans Ombre

  • Georges Schwizgebel
  • Canada / Switzerland, 2004
  • 9 min.

A man makes a pact with a magician and swaps his shadow for riches. He ends up in Bali, in a theatre of shadow puppets, where he discovers the true worth of shadows.

Le Sujet du Tableau

Le Sujet du Tableau

  • Georges Schwizgebel
  • Switzerland, 1989
  • 6 min.

A journey across paintings, most of them well-known.

Play

Play

  • Georges Schwizgebel
  • Switzerland, 2006
  • 3 min.

A visual and musical game.

Retouches

Retouches

  • Georges Schwizgebel
  • Switzerland, 2008
  • 5 min.

Between a wave's rhythm and an asleep young woman's breath, some animated paintings go on modifying each other.

Ride to the Abyss

Ride to the Abyss

  • Georges Schwizgebel
  • Switzerland, 1992
  • 4 min.

The rhythm of galloping horses to La damnation de Faust.

Romance

Romance

  • Georges Schwizgebel
  • Switzerland / Canada, 2011
  • 7 min.

A woman wakes up and sets out on a trip. From the plane window, a dazzling story unwinds. A chance meeting and a film viewing lead to a virtual romance.

The Young Girl and the Clouds

The Young Girl and the Clouds

  • Georges Schwizgebel
  • Switzerland, 2000
  • 4 min.

The adventures of Cinderella told in several scenes and cloud's images.