Eaux d'artifice (1953)

A man dressed in an elegant period dress wanders through the water gardens at the Villa d'Este.

Director:

Kenneth Anger (as Anger)

Star:

Carmilla Salvatorelli

1 win.

Cast

Uncredited cast:
Carmilla Salvatorelli	...	Lady (uncredited)

Storyline

A woman dressed elegantly walks purposely through the water gardens at the Villa d'Este in Tivoli, as the music of Vivaldi's "Winter" movement of "The Four Seasons" plays. Heavy red filters give a blue cast to the light; water plays across stone, and fountains send it into the air. No words are spoken. Baroque statuary and the sensuous flow of water are back lit. Anger calls it "water games."

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Plot Keywords:

national film registry | water | garden | fountain | 

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Genres:

Short

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title is a pun on "feux d'artifice", the French word for fireworks, the title of Kenneth Anger's first film.

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Crazy Credits

UN FILM D'ANGER

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Connections

Featured in Magick Lantern Cycle (2009)

User Reviews

Sorry, But Not Kenneth Anger's Best

A woman dressed elegantly walks purposely through the water gardens at the Villa d'Este in Tivoli, as the music of Vivaldi's "Winter" movement of "The Four Seasons" plays. Heavy red filters give a blue cast to the light; water plays across stone, and fountains send it into the air. No words are spoken. Baroque statuary and the sensuous flow of water are back lit. Anger calls it "water games." Based on what I've read, many have considered this among Anger's best, or his masterpiece, and it is apparently very influential. For me, I just did not care for it. I get that he shot it very beautifully and the use of tinting and light make this something of a moving painting. But, you know, it does not have that imagery I expect from his work.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 February 1970 (Finland)

Also Known As:

Veden leikkiä

Filming Locations:

Tivoli, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company Credits

Technical Specs

Runtime:

12 min

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1