Still Life

This film starts out appearing to be an art documentary about a Scottish painter Lawrence Angus Mc Coney. It uses artwork, animation and photographic effects to give a vivid sense of the artist’s life. ‘Still Life’ is a humorous send up of art criticism but it also sets out to express what it feels like to be an artist. Narrated by Gary Bond.

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Credits

production company

Wolff Productions

director

Richard Wolff

Duration

00:11:43:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1980

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323506

Language

English

Subject categories

Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Animation (Cinematography)

Animation

Comedy

Comedy → Satire

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - Themes, motives

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art and motion pictures

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art criticism

Crafts & Visual Arts → Images, Photographic

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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United Kingdom, 1980

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