Musical Lantern
โ 8 ยท 1984 ยท 7m ยท Animation ยท Music
The composer's work, in black and white, disturbed by an elephant... and the melody, creating colours and unusual, fanciful shapes. In 1984, Pavel Koutsky worked on this film called Laterna musica inspired by Houslovy koncert (Paganini concert).
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