OBSCURE PLEASURES - A PORTRAIT OF WALERIAN BOROWCZYK + MORE

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OBSCURE PLEASURES – A PORTRAIT OF WALERIAN BOROWCZYK + MORE

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Obscure Pleasures – A Portrait of Walerian Borowczyk (Daniel Bird, 2013)

A feature-length interview with the painter, sculptor and filmmaker Walerian Borowczyk (1923 – 2006). Filmed during the editing of what would turn out to be Borowczyk’s final animated short (Scherzo Infernal, 1984), this interview provides a unique insight into both the work and practice of this remarkable artist. Illustrated with a clips from Borowczyk’s dazzling films and archival footage of the director at work, this documentary features the controversial filmmaker discussing painting, the nature of cinema and sex.

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The Greatest Love of All Times (Walerian Borowczyk, 1978)
Borowczyk’s hectically spliced, slice in the life of the Paris based Serbian surrealist, Ljuba (courtesy of Arrow Films)

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