Pictures at an Exhibition | |
展覧会の絵 (Tenrankai no E) | |
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Genre | Experimental film |
Anime film | |
Directed by | Osamu Tezuka |
Written by | Osamu Tezuka |
Music by |
Modest Moussorgski Isao Tomita |
Studio | Mushi Production |
Released | November 11, 1966 |
Pictures at an Exhibition (展覧会の絵, Tenrankai no E) is an animated film consisting of ten Japanese shorts. It was produced in 1966 by Osamu Tezuka and his studio Mushi Production. It received positive reviews upon its release as an avant-garde 37-minute film.
Pictures at an Exhibition is an experimental film composed of ten independent short films that illustrate the ten movements of the eponymous music by Modest Mussorgsky (originally a piano suite from 1874). [1] However, the music was arranged by Isao Tomita. [2] Each sequence presents a satire, sometimes dramatic, of the shortcomings of modern society for Tezuka, such as money, superficiality, and pride. [3] Although no words are spoken, the artistic style of the short films varies greatly from one to the next. Ultimately, the film is an homage to Disney's Fantasia, which was released in 1940 and has a very similar concept. [2]
The film opens with a live-action sequence of a museum displaying caricatures, leading into the following ten short films:
Pictures at an Exhibition was released in Japan on November 11, 1966, during the Mushi Production festival. [4] It was praised by critics and earned several awards for Tezuka, including the Ōfuji Noburō Award, the Best Animated Film Award at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival, and the Blue Ribbon Awards, all in 1967. [5]
The film was also screened in France in 2006, along with other avant-garde works by Tezuka such as Tales of the Street Corner. [6]
Pictures at an Exhibition | |
展覧会の絵 (Tenrankai no E) | |
---|---|
Genre | Experimental film |
Anime film | |
Directed by | Osamu Tezuka |
Written by | Osamu Tezuka |
Music by |
Modest Moussorgski Isao Tomita |
Studio | Mushi Production |
Released | November 11, 1966 |
Pictures at an Exhibition (展覧会の絵, Tenrankai no E) is an animated film consisting of ten Japanese shorts. It was produced in 1966 by Osamu Tezuka and his studio Mushi Production. It received positive reviews upon its release as an avant-garde 37-minute film.
Pictures at an Exhibition is an experimental film composed of ten independent short films that illustrate the ten movements of the eponymous music by Modest Mussorgsky (originally a piano suite from 1874). [1] However, the music was arranged by Isao Tomita. [2] Each sequence presents a satire, sometimes dramatic, of the shortcomings of modern society for Tezuka, such as money, superficiality, and pride. [3] Although no words are spoken, the artistic style of the short films varies greatly from one to the next. Ultimately, the film is an homage to Disney's Fantasia, which was released in 1940 and has a very similar concept. [2]
The film opens with a live-action sequence of a museum displaying caricatures, leading into the following ten short films:
Pictures at an Exhibition was released in Japan on November 11, 1966, during the Mushi Production festival. [4] It was praised by critics and earned several awards for Tezuka, including the Ōfuji Noburō Award, the Best Animated Film Award at the Asia-Pacific Film Festival, and the Blue Ribbon Awards, all in 1967. [5]
The film was also screened in France in 2006, along with other avant-garde works by Tezuka such as Tales of the Street Corner. [6]