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Animation
The Festival is delighted to present this program of three outstanding
animated films. Both The Grey-Bearded Lion and
The Long Journey are the creations of acclaimed Russian animator, Andrei
Khrjanovski, working with former-Fellini screenplay collaborator, Tonino
Guerra. The Grey-Bearded Lion, which bested both features and documentaries
at the recent Message To Man Film Festival in St. Petersburg, Russia, is a
film that will delight audiences. Its lush, Chagall-like illustrations evoke
the fantasy life of a depressed circus lion with eerie intimacy. The Long
Journey was inspired by the drawings of Fellini, and is further testament to
the range and talent of this gifted collaborative team. THE WILD HEELS, from
another exceptional collaborative team, Didier and Thierry Poiraud, is a
macabre tale of strange wooden creatures living in the heart of a mysterious
forest. The creation of a sculptor who died before they were completed, they
wander the forest until Theo, a meteorologist, shows up to feed them.
The Grey-Bearded Lion
Andrei Khrjanovski
Russia, 1995, 3Smm, Color, 30 minutes, U.S. Premiere
The Long Journey
Andrei Khrjanovski
Russia, 1996, 3Smm, Color, 28 minutes, World Premiere
The Wild Heels (Les Escarpins Sauvages)
Directed 6y Didier and Thierry Poiraud
France, 1994, 3Smm, B & W, 12.5 minutes, U.S. Premiere
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