Isabelle aux Dombes
Synopsis
Pialat's first film was the short Isabelle aux Dombes, shot in 1951 when the director was 26 years old. The film is an entirely silent montage of documentary footage, ragged experimental techniques — mainly some negative-image inserts — and symbolic psychodrama that's surprisingly not too different from the work that Stan Brakhage would begin making just a year or two later. Images of death proliferate throughout the film, and what started as a loose documentary soon becomes an eerie psuedo-horror piece that's obsessed with death and decay.
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- Director
- Maurice Pialat
- Original Title
- Isabelle aux Dombes
- Country of Origin
- France
- Spoken Languages
- No Language
- Runtime
- 9m
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What is Isabelle aux Dombes about?
Pialat's first film was the short Isabelle aux Dombes, shot in 1951 when the director was 26 years old. The film is an entirely silent montage of documentary footage, ragged experimental techniques — mainly some negative-image inserts — and symbolic psychodrama that's surprisingly not too different from the work that Stan Brakhage would begin making just a year or two later. Images of death proliferate throughout the film, and what started as a loose documentary soon becomes an eerie psuedo-horror piece that's obsessed with death and decay.
Who directed Isabelle aux Dombes?
Isabelle aux Dombes was directed by Maurice Pialat.
Who stars in Isabelle aux Dombes?
The principal cast of Isabelle aux Dombes includes Paulette Malan.
When was Isabelle aux Dombes released and how long is it?
Isabelle aux Dombes was released in 1951 with a total runtime of 9m.