Renaissance (1963)

France 1963, Renaissance, 9 min. Couleurs/N&B. Muet.
Réal. Walerian Borowczyk
Scénario : Walerian Borowczyk
Caméra : Guy Durban
Son : Claude Blondel
Musique : Avenir de Monfred
Producteur : Jacques Forgeot
Production : Les Cinéastes Associés
Ventes : Friends of Walerian Borowczyk – Dominique Duvergé Ségrétin
Prix : IFF Tours 1963 : Prix spécial du jury; Festival du film de Knokke-le-Zoute 1964 : Prix du jury ; Fédération des Industries Techniques du cinéma, Milan 1964 : Prix d’Honneur ; Prix de la Fédération Internationale des Ciné-Clubs 1964 ;
Borowczyk’s signature work, Renaissance features a wrecked, handmade objects gradually reconstructing themselves into a still life composition before exploding once more… Dedicated to Hy Hirsh (the American photographer, cameraman and abstract filmmaker who died prematurely of a heart attack in 1961), the objects (which include a doll, a stuffed owl, a trumpet etc.) in Renaissance serve as a concentrated microcosm of a larger, off screen drama. A frequently humorous and sometimes ominous sound track (not to mention a brief flash of colour) make Renaissance one of Borowczyk’s most perfect films.