In celebration Surrealism’s centenary and the publication of Jean Painlevé’s zoological surrealist manifesto “Drame néozoologique” (Neozoological Drama), which appeared in Yvan Goll’s Surréalisme (October 10, 1924), please join us for an evening of short films by Painlevé. Focusing on his distinct practice of surrealism as “comparative anatomy by other means,” this program features Les Documents Cinématographique’s recent restorations of four of Painlevé’s short films on uncanny animals of the sea and skies. The films will be framed by a brief introductory talk.
La Pieuvre / The Octopus (1928, B&W, 13 min.)
Le Vampire / The Vampire (1945, B&W, 9 min.)
Les Amours de la pieuvre / Love Life of the Octopus (1967, Colour, 13 min.)
Acéra, ou le bal de sorcière / Acera, or the Witches Dance (1972, Colour, 14 min.)
All films presented on DCP thanks to Les Documents Cinématographique.