Renaissance

Borowczyk’s signature work, Renaissance features a wrecked, handmade objects
gradually reconstructing themselves into a still life composition before exploding
once more… Dedicated to Hy Hirsh (the American photographer, cameraman
and abstract filmmaker who died prematurely of a heart attack in 1961),
the objects (which include a doll, a stuffed owl, a trumpet etc.) in Renaissance
serve as a concentrated microcosm of a larger, off screen drama. A frequently
humorous and sometimes ominous sound track (not to mention a brief flash of
colour) make Renaissance one of Borowczyk’s most perfect films.

Written by: Walerian Borowczyk
Director of photography: Guy Durban
Editing by: Claude Blondel
Music by: Avenir de Monfred
Sound by: Claude Blondel
Produced by: Jacques Forgeot