Focus on the Netherlands 2008 / The Aroma of Tea / Netherlands 2006
This experimental animated film traces the journey of a small round object which overcomes various obstacles before finally merging with a large white sphere… A symbolic film whose rhythm is set by the music of Baroque composer Arcangelo Corelli; the images aren’t painted with colour, but with tea.
This experimental animated film traces the journey of a small round object which resolutely overcomes all sorts of obstacles before coming to the end of its travels through the “labyrinth” and merging with a large white sphere… A remarkable symbolic film with a haunting rhythm set by a concerto grosso by Italian Baroque composer and violinist Arcangelo Corelli; the images aren’t painted with colour, but with tea.
4 min / Color, 35 mm
Director Michael Dudok de Wit
/ Screenplay Michael Dudok de Wit
/ Music Arcangelo Corelli
/ Producer Willem Thijssen
/ Production CinéTé Filmproduktie BV
/ Contact EYE Film Institute Netherlands
Michael Dudok de Wit (b. 1953, Abcoude) is a director, animator and illustrator, whose ink drawings and watercolours are inspired by Chinese and Japanese art. He has made a series of award-winning commercials. The 6-minute film The Monk and the Fish (1994) won a César and was nominated for an Oscar. He won this award (along with dozens of others) for his 9-minute drama Father and Daughter (2000). He writes and illustrates children’s books and teaches animation at art schools and universities.
EYE Film Institute Netherlands
IJpromenade 1, 1031 KT, Amsterdam
Netherlands
Phone: +31 207 582 375
E-mail: [email protected]
Claudia Landsberger
Distributor, Film Institution Rep.
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