THE RITUAL

POLISH TITLE: RYTUAŁ

REPRESENTED BY KFF

”The Ritual” is a vividly illustrated record of the character's struggle with everyday activities. A sequence of overlapping interactions between a human and a dog often assumes a grotesque, comical form of intolerable compulsions. The short film raises a timid question about the complexity - or should we say imperfections - of human nature. Behaviors, gestures and habits of both the human and his dog show a far-reaching resemblance, while their mutual relationship is an unending cycle of everyday rituals. The character, entangled in the series of recurring events, unexpectedly discovers the terrifying animality of his own nature. This disturbing metamorphosis is interrupted by a sudden awakening. But was it merely a dream?


FILM REPRESENTED BY THE KRAKOW FILM FOUNDATION
 

GENRE:
animation
COUNTRY:
Polska
RUNNING TIME:
5'
YEAR:
DIRECTING:
Zbigniew Czapla
SCRIPT:
Zbigniew Czapla
PRODUCTION:
TVP Kultura, Stowarzyszenie Filmowców Polskich - Studio Munka , Luka Film Studio Grafiki Animowanej

Zbigniew Czapla »

Screenwriter, director, animator, painter and graphic artist. Graduated from the Graphic Arts Department of the Academy of Fine Arts in Krakow. Author of experimental animations. Won prizes at several festivals, such as: ANIMATOR, MESSAGE TO MAN, ANN ARBOR, KRAKOW FILM FESTIVAL and other. Received scholarships from the Ellizabeth Greenshields Foundation (Canada), DAAD (Germany) and Ministry of Culture and National Heritage. 
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