A Gentle Spirit
1985 · 12 MIN · IMDB 7.3 · 265 VOTES · DIR. Piotr Dumała
Overview
A man seated next to the body of his young wife thinks about their brief life together. Suicide has been the only escape for her... Dumala's technique creates a dark, claustrophobic atmosphere, entirely suitable for Dostoyevski's novel "A Gentle Spirit" on which it is based.
Dialogue Timeline — 76 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:03 This short passage, read by Józef Duriasz
00:00:44 of Dostoyevsky's characters.
00:01:15 and not a philosophical fable, a humorous or impressionistic sketch.
00:01:51 The texture visible in the bright parts of the image
00:02:15 It is also reminiscent of some graphic works.
00:02:51 you'll see a face transform into a clock
00:03:11 are also animated.
00:03:39 among them the scene with the turning girl we just saw.
00:04:35 The film met with interest at festivals both for the technique
00:05:01 between the two characters without the use of dialogue.
00:05:28 to condense time and symbolize tension.
00:05:58 and -- just like in a dream -- can be the language of this story.
00:06:56 The morphing I used
00:07:18 Again, thanks to the technique employed
00:07:42 The music was written by Zygmunt Konieczny.
00:08:12 Every movement phase was drawn on the previous one
00:09:09 Flies, which we dislike and kill
00:09:25 to walk or fly, stop or go back the way it does here.
00:09:51 The girl disappears and so does he.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed76
Dialogue density6.3 lines / min
First line00:00:03
Final line00:09:51
Production Record
DirectorPiotr Dumała
LanguagePolish
IMDb votes265