Satiemania | |
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Directed by | Zdenko Gašparović |
Music by | Erik Satie |
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Running time | 14 minutes |
Country | SFR Yugoslavia |
Language | none |
Satiemania is a 1978 short animated film by Zdenko Gašparović from Zagreb Film animation studio. The short was created to visualize the music of Erik Satie. [1]
Gašparović drew much of the movie on his kitchen table in ink, pastels and pencil. From a visual perspective, it is described as a impressionistic "metaphor for people drifting mindlessly down the stream of life", but Gašparović states that it was partially based on the stories he had heard as a young boy. It is a series of small animated segments set to six music pieces by Erik Satie (as performed by Aldo Ciccolini [2]). [3] One example of a whimsical approach to the creation of the short includes an issue of Christian Herald he bought at a junk store, which he subsequently included in the film as a waving flag. Other visual gags include a piano biting off the upper half of the pianist during mid-note. [4]
The short premiered on 23 June 1978 as part of the 3rd Animafest Zagreb, where it was awarded Grand-prix by June Foray in Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall. It went on becoming a hit on other world animation festivals. [5] [6] It was eventually shortlisted for an Academy Award. [7] Due to its popularity and success, it was subsequently included in courses on animation in colleges and universities. [1] Peter Cowie described it as a "witty and irreverent portrait of the human species". [8]
The short influenced a number of other artists such as Michaela Pavlátová. [3]
Satiemania | |
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Directed by | Zdenko Gašparović |
Music by | Erik Satie |
Production company | |
Release date |
|
Running time | 14 minutes |
Country | SFR Yugoslavia |
Language | none |
Satiemania is a 1978 short animated film by Zdenko Gašparović from Zagreb Film animation studio. The short was created to visualize the music of Erik Satie. [1]
Gašparović drew much of the movie on his kitchen table in ink, pastels and pencil. From a visual perspective, it is described as a impressionistic "metaphor for people drifting mindlessly down the stream of life", but Gašparović states that it was partially based on the stories he had heard as a young boy. It is a series of small animated segments set to six music pieces by Erik Satie (as performed by Aldo Ciccolini [2]). [3] One example of a whimsical approach to the creation of the short includes an issue of Christian Herald he bought at a junk store, which he subsequently included in the film as a waving flag. Other visual gags include a piano biting off the upper half of the pianist during mid-note. [4]
The short premiered on 23 June 1978 as part of the 3rd Animafest Zagreb, where it was awarded Grand-prix by June Foray in Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall. It went on becoming a hit on other world animation festivals. [5] [6] It was eventually shortlisted for an Academy Award. [7] Due to its popularity and success, it was subsequently included in courses on animation in colleges and universities. [1] Peter Cowie described it as a "witty and irreverent portrait of the human species". [8]
The short influenced a number of other artists such as Michaela Pavlátová. [3]