Bokanowski returns to the complex - and mind-bending - optical array of pinholes, mirrors, prisms, and refractive substrates of his earlier film, La Plage to create the whimsical and playful Au bord du lac. The film is composed of mundane, everyday scenes of recreation and leisure on an idyllic, sunny day at a park that overlooks a lake - rowing a boat, playing a game of volleyball, rollerskating, bicycling, reading a newspaper, sunbathing, riding on horseback, or strolling on the promenade - shot through optical distortions to create fractured and knotted images that resemble embellished, gothic fairytale illustrations or appear to resolve into morphing, geometric patterns of fluid motion. Evoking the vibrant colors and sun-soaked palette of an invigorated Vincent van Gogh in Arles, Bokanowski transforms the quotidian into an infinitely mesmerizing dynamic kaleidoscope of shape-shifting textures and self-reconstituting objects of organic, abstract art.
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Directing | Patrick Bokanowski | Director |
Production | Edwin Baily | Producer |
Crew | Vincent Tamisier | Cinematography |
Crew | François Poirier | Cinematography |
Production | Thierry Garrel | Executive Producer |
Crew | Moïse Maatouk | Thanks |
Sound | Eric Tisserand | Sound Mixer |
Crew | Patrick Bokanowski | Special Effects |
Editing | Christian Dutac | Color Timer |
Sound | Joëlle Léandre | Musician |
Crew | Laure Budin | Thanks |
Sound | Michèle Bokanowski | Music |
Crew | Chantal Fuselier | Thanks |
Writing | Patrick Bokanowski | Writer |
Writing | Patrick Bokanowski | Screenplay |