synopsis
Four static shots of a girl reading a book accompanied by a voice reading a text in Hungarian are presented in four, increasingly complicated, auditory-image variations that encourage the viewer to learn new, spontaneous ways of watching the film.
biography
Dóra Maurer (* 1937) is a prominent Hungarian artist, teacher, and curator. Her work, which was recently exhibited in a solo exhibition at the Tate Modern, includes sculptures, paintings, graphic designs, performances, photography, and films. In her films, she tends to focus on the ways of setting up, varying, and disrupting structures composed of diverse elements – from everyday gestures to abstract patterns.
more about film
Film at festival
| premiere type: | Czech Premiere |
| festival edition: | 2022 |
| section: | Fascinations: Progress |
| language: | Hungarian |
| subtitles: | No Subtitle |
| colour: | Black and white |
Info
| director: | Dóra Maurer |
| original title: | Megtanult önkéntelen mozgások |
| country: | Hungary |
| year: | 1973 |
| running time: | 9 min. |
