Theatre of Mr. and Mrs. Kabal

Theatre of Mr. and Mrs. Kabal

"Theatre of Mr. and Mrs. Kabal" is Walerian Borowczyk’s first feature-length film and his last animated film. It consists of a sequence of loosely...

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School

School

Animated photographs (made with Jan Lenica) with elements of animated cartoon. A display of military drill.

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Rosalie

Rosalie

Based on a short story by Guy de Maupassant, Borowczyk relates the plight of a servant girl who killed and buried her child in the garden.

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The Concert

The Concert

A short film by Walerian Borowczyk. Ostensibly a film of a concert given by the round, unassuming Monsieur Kabal and his spiky, terrifying wife...

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Almanac of Addresses of the Ladies of Paris

Almanac of Addresses of the Ladies of Paris

During the French Revolution, a young aristocrat finds an almanac in a book store which contains the prettiest and strangest prostitutes living in...

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Venus on the Half-Shell

Venus on the Half-Shell

Borowczyk’s portrait of the painter Bona Tibertelli de Pisis and her erotic fusions of men, women and molluscs.

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The Greatest Love of All Time

The Greatest Love of All Time

A portrait of Serb erotic surrealist painter Ljubomir "Ljuba" Popović.

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Once Upon a Time

Once Upon a Time

An oddball pair try to find their identity and place in an abstract world.

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Diptych

Diptych

A short film by Walerian Borowczyk in two parts. The first 'panel' follows the morning routine of Leon Boyer who, despite being almost 100 years...

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A Justified Treatment

A Justified Treatment

From Boccaccio's "La précaution inutile". Jean, a rich old merchant, is blessed with a young and beautiful wife. Although Bianca is absolutely...

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Joachim's Dictionary

Joachim's Dictionary

A light-hearted animated romp through the alphabet, with each letter identified by both a word and a visual interpretation of that word, by the...

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A Private Collection

A Private Collection

A witty and eye-opening tour through Borowczyk's own collection of vintage erotica. Originally intended as part of his 'Contes immoraux', it was...

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The Phonograph

The Phonograph

An old phonograph assembles itself, plays songs on wax drums before self destructing. In many ways The Phonograph is a companion piece to...

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The Expert Halima

The Expert Halima

Kamar, who just arrived at Bassra, falls in love with the young wife of the old Obeid. But, until now, nobody has survived to be able to praise...

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Banner of Youth

Banner of Youth

A short film advertising the newspaper Sztandar Młodych (The Banner of Youth), noteworthy for its abstract elements painted directly onto film...

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Gavotte

Gavotte

Two bored dwarves fight over a cushion.

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Street Art

Street Art

A short news reel documentary about poster art.

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The Golden Lotus

The Golden Lotus

Ximen Qing, a rich mandarin, deserts his wives to play with the courtesans. One of his young spouses, tired of languishing, consoles herself with a...

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Love Requited

Love Requited

About the work of the naive painter J. Plaskocinski. A playful tale about the requited love of a shy young man.

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Gunpoint

Gunpoint

Semi-documentary exposé of scandalous hunting practices in the Sologne, a wooded area south of Orléans where he shared a house at the time. The...

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