Retouches (2008)

Director:

Georges Schwizgebel

Writer:

Georges Schwizgebel (writer)

Genre:

Animation | Short

Plot Keywords:

Windshield Wiper

Awards:

1 nomination

Directed by
Georges Schwizgebel

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Georges Schwizgebel		writer

Original Music by
Normand Roger

Cinematography by
Georges Schwizgebel

Film Editing by
Georges Schwizgebel

Sound Department
Serge Boivin	....	sound

Animation Department
Georges Schwizgebel	....	animator

Production Companies

• Arte
• National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
• Studio GDS
• Télévision Suisse-Romande (TSR)

Distributors

• Image Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Mongrel Media (2009) (Canada) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

6 min

Country:

Switzerland | Canada

Language:

None

Color:

Color

Certification:

Argentina:Unrated

Company:

Arte

From The Inventive George Schwizgebel

Here's another inventive short animated film from the mind and hands of George Schwizgebel, a 65-year-old artist who has won a number of awards over the years. This animated short, "Retouches," won the 2009 award for "Best Animation" at the Swiss Film Prize.

It's described as a "series of passing motions to describe the fleeting moments of our lives," or something like that. It's just one design after another evolving into something else and, for much of it, is clever and mesmerizing.

I liked the beginning best in the windshield wipers and the winding road. One or two scenes go on a bit too long, such as the stick figure climbing the stairs, but most of it moves without a hitch. Even though there is no story, no dialog and no real message, I almost found myself getting depressed the last minute. I wonder if anyone else had that happen to the?

I watched this movie, from the National Film Board of Canada, on the Blu-Ray version of the DVD, "Animation Express."