Breathdeath (1963)
A surrealistic fantasy based on the 15th century woodcuts of the dance of the dead. A film experiment that deals with the photoreality and the surrealism of life. A collage-animation that cuts up photos and newsreel film and reassembles them, producing an image that is a mixture of unexplainable fact (Why is Harpo Marx playing a harp in the middle of a battlefield?) with inexplicable act (Why is there a battlefield?). It is a black comedy, a fantasy that mocks death ... a parabolic parable.
Released: Dec 28, 1963
Runtime: 15 minutes
Genre: Animation
Stars:
Crew: Stan VanDerBeek (Director), Stan VanDerBeek (Editor), Jay Watt (Music)