Chronopolis (film)
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| Chronopolis | |
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 Title screen | |
| Directed by | Piotr Kamler |
| Written by | Piotr Kamler |
| Produced by | Piotr Kamler |
| Starring | Michael Lonsdale |
| Edited by | Michèle Peju |
| Music by | Luc Ferrari |
| Distributed by | Saint-André-des-Arts |
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Running time | 52 minutes |
| Countries | France Poland |
| Budget | <$400,000[1] |
Chronopolis is a 1982 experimental stop motion science fiction film directed by Polish animator Piotr Kamler, with music composed by renowned composer Luc Ferrari, and, originally, narration by Michael Lonsdale. It was Kamler's only full-length film. The film won "Best Children's Film" at Fantafestival in 1982 and "Critics' Award - Special Mention" at Fantasporto, and it was shown out of competition alongside Patrick Bokanowski's L'ange at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival.[2]
Chronopolis tells the story of a gargantuan city lurking in the sky colonised by powerful immortals who have become jaded and bored with eternal life, and thus have decided to manipulate elements of time. They play with atomic particles and electricity, and monotonously construct bizarre and unusual objects to assist in this, including a ball that communicates with higher technology, but in reality they are waiting for the ultimate gift to arrive in their hands.
