ALRIGHT YALL
I’m here to spread patriotic propaganda, bc fuck this country if it’s not about culture and art.
AND IT IS ABOUT BOTH SO I AM WAVING WHITE AND RED FLAG.
Anyway.
There is this movie, The Peasants (Chłopi) directed by DK Welchman an Hugh Welchman. It is animated drama based on polish Nobel prize winning novel by Władysław Reymont. It tells a story about a cycle of life in polish countryside at the end of XIX century. AND I KNOW IT MAY SOUND BORING BUT—
It was animated to look as if it was painted. Many talented artist worked to make oil paintings that became key moments for animators to put together. This technique is inspired by Józef Chełmoński (polish painter) and some of his works can be seen in this movie as scenes. Below Babie Lato and Bociany.
You may be familiar with this technique of filmmaking from Loving Vincent (2017) which is a story about Vincent van Gogh’s life portrayed in his style of painting.
SO WHY AM I DOING THIS? Purely to maybe interest u all in checking out The Peasants.
I’m leaving you links to the trailer, PLEASE I BEG U CHECK IT OUT IT’S SO COOL!!!
Last thing i am leaving is spotify link to the song from soundtrack.
Thank u and have a great day bye!
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chłopi (2023), dir. dk welchman & hugh welchman
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may 2024 be the year people give a chance to movies and shows that aren't american or british
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When movie comes out on vod maybe i'd talk about it more but one detail i really love about "Chłopi/The Peasants" was the way dance sequences were directed. It really did felt how in both wedding and Antek dance Jagna was treated like an object, but in different ways. When Maciej is treating her more as a treasure, Antek views her as a sexual desire (a least i read it as that).
I wish i knew how to make gifs, but notice how in Jesień-Tańcuj (which is an absolute banger) there really isn't that much of erotic passion in a way that old Boryna interracts with Jagna. He does seem to be attracted to her, but he keeps a certain level of stoicism. Any time we see them kiss or do other intimate stuff it feels more like: a man and his prize. But getting back on track. The choreography seems to focus more on his observation. He circles her, spins her around a lot, like he's looking at riches from every angle. Jagna is tossed from man to man, like you could do with some gold or gems, showing rest of the village what beauty he'd got.
On the other hand we have Antek. First of all, dance definitely feels more personal, it's just two of them. There's also that passion that is far more stronger than in a previous one. The thing is though, it all come down to touch. Antek touches her, going through her figure like she's a statue. He takes of her ribbon of her braid, as the sharp red light reflect on their faces. There's definitely an emotion here, and with Jagna's leitmotiv playing in the background (also such a beautiful piece) it does seem like there is honesty in the way she views this situation, like she feels alive, like a person. But that sharp red is Antek's lust. It also almost feels like a warning call, to stop while they are ahead, as if something terrible is going to happen next...
Yes i am currently hiperfixating on Chłopi of all things, what about it.
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“Once upon a time, there was a young prince who was born in a castle. There had never been a prince quite like him, he was born with his heart on the outside of his body...
His grandfather, the king, sent the prince a suit of armour and told him that if he always wore it, nothing would ever happen to him. And so for many, many years, the prince believed that he was safe. And the price he paid for his safety was his freedom.
Until he met this devastatingly handsome young peasant boy who was from this faraway land and said the most ghastly things to him that made him feel truly alive for the first time in his life.
And because of this handsome peasant boy, the prince’s armour began to fall away, piece by piece. Until all that was left was the piece of armour protecting his heart.
The peasant boy pulled and pulled at this last piece of armour but the prince held it firmly in place. With every tug, the boy made a space between the prince’s armour and his heart. And in that space, the prince’s heart beat freely once again."
Red, White & Royal Blue (2023)
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The Peasants
directed by DK Welchman and Hugh Welchman, 2023
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