Chronopolis Movie Review

Stop-motion animated feature film (a five-year solo effort by Piotr Kamler in his home studio) about the placid, immortal citizens of Chronopolis – no relation to the namesake J.G. Ballard novel – who relieve the boredom of perpetual existence by creating time. Except for opening narration (French without subtitles – better have a translator on hand, anglophones), it's a nonverbal spectacle of rhythmic fantastic imagery, visually impressive but too often merely repetitive and opaque.

1982 70m/C FR D: Piotr Kamler; W: Piotr Kamler; C: Piotr Kamler. VHS FCT, WTA