A[1] is a 1965 short film animated by Jan Lenica.

A
Directed byJan Lenica
Written byJan Lenica
Produced byBoris von Borresholm
CinematographyGeorges Maillet
Renate Ruhr
Edited byRenate Ruhr
Music byGeorges Delerue
Bernard Parmegiani
Production
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Film Boris von Borrisholm
Distributed byAlpha Film Group
Atlas Film
Release date
  • 1 February 1965 (1965-02-01)
Running time
10 minutes
CountryWest Germany
LanguageFrench

Summary

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It involves a writer tormented by a giant letter "A". He frees himself from the "A" only to encounter a "B".[2][3]

Background

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Production began in late 1964, and the film premiered at the Oberhausen Film Festival in February 1965. It was considered lost until it was found as a part of a 1973 episode of Screening Room [4][5] and uploaded to YouTube in 2016.

References

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  1. ^ "Jan Lenica Filmography". Archived from the original on 25 August 2013.
  2. ^ "Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award – 1965 -". cartoonresearch.com.
  3. ^ MUBI
  4. ^ Screening Room: Jan Lenica (1973)|Documentary Educational Resources
  5. ^ Said episode of Screening Room on IMDb
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