Return to Melies: Borowczyk and Early Cinema (2015)
*** (out of 4)
This six-minute short from director Daniel Bird takes a look at the silent cinema pioneers that influenced the work of Walterian Borowczyk. We take a look at various aspects to THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MISS OSBOURNE and then see the influence that some early silent filmmakers had on it. This includes the work of Georges Melies as well as others. There's an archival interview with Borowczyk here where he talks about what he learned from the silent era and we also get a list of some of the director's favorite filmmakers and only one of them were known for their work in the sound era. There's certainly nothing ground-breaking here but it's fascinating getting to see how a certain form can work in multiple formats.
*** (out of 4)
This six-minute short from director Daniel Bird takes a look at the silent cinema pioneers that influenced the work of Walterian Borowczyk. We take a look at various aspects to THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MISS OSBOURNE and then see the influence that some early silent filmmakers had on it. This includes the work of Georges Melies as well as others. There's an archival interview with Borowczyk here where he talks about what he learned from the silent era and we also get a list of some of the director's favorite filmmakers and only one of them were known for their work in the sound era. There's certainly nothing ground-breaking here but it's fascinating getting to see how a certain form can work in multiple formats.