Musical Lantern

Musical Lantern

1984•7m•8.0/10

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8.0/10(1)

The composer's work, in black and white, disturbed by an elephant... and the melody, creating colours and unusual, fanciful shapes. In 1984, Pavel Koutsky worked on this film called Laterna musica inspired by Houslovy koncert (Paganini concert).

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