Accidental Luxuriance of the Translucent Watery Rebus
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| Directed by | Dalibor Barić |
| Written by | Dalibor Barić |
| Produced by | Ivan Katić |
| Starring | Rakan Rushaidat, Ana Vilenica, Frano Mašković, Nikša Marinović, Mario Kovač, Željka Veverec, Boris Bakal, Pavlica Brazzoduro Bajsić |
| Cinematography | Dalibor Barić |
| Music by | Dalibor Barić |
Production company | Kaos |
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Running time | 81 minutes |
Accidental Luxuriance of the Translucent Watery Rebus (Croatian: Slučajna raskoš prozirnog vodenog rebusa) is an animated film by Croatian director Dalibor Barić,[2][3] shortlisted for the 2021 Satellite Awards in the Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media category[4] and submitted to the 2021 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.[5]
Production and release[edit]
The techniques used in the film include rotoscoping, collage[6] and found footage.[7] Barić took care of many parts of the films's creation himself; including direction, scripting, animation, compositing, soundtrack and editing. The film had a budget of €20,000.[8]
The film was initially shown in ten Croatian arthouse cinemas and shown in the Zagreb Museum of Contemporary Art in 2020. In order to qualify for the Academy Awards it was also shown at Laemmle in early 2021. The film's general release was as Video on Demand on Vimeo.[8]
Reception[edit]
In the Los Angeles Times, Carlos Agulilar described the film as "A surrealist noir film resembling the retro futurism of Alphaville"[9] and in Variety, reviewer Michael Nordine described the film as "vibrant and alive in a way that few films falling under the wide umbrella of animation even attempt to be."[6] Peter Bradshaw, in a four star review for The Guardian, referred to it as a "distinctly disturbing and even absorbing" reverie, stating that there is "something impressive in the film’s indifference to narrative meaning or ordinary legibility."[10] On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an score of 80% based on five reviews.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ "Accidental Luxuriance of the Translucent Watery Rebus: Interview with Dalibor Baric". 21 May 2020.
- ^ "Accidental Luxuriance of the Translucent Watery Rebus". Festival De Sevilla.
- ^ "Accidental Luxuriance of the Translucent Watery Rebus". Croatian Audiovisual Centre.
- ^ "2020 IPA Awards". International Press Academy.
- ^ Patrick Hipes; Matthew Carey (January 28, 2021). "Oscars: Documentary Feature Entries Shatter Record; Animated Feature, International Films In Running Confirmed". Deadline.
- ^ a b Michael Nordine (February 24, 2021). "'Accidental Luxuriance of the Translucent Watery Rebus' Review: Adventurous Animated Noir From Croatia". Variety.
- ^ Fabien Lemercier (June 17, 2020). "Review: Accidental Luxuriance of the Translucent Watery Rebus". Cineuropa.
- ^ a b Vladan Petkovic (February 22, 2021). "How a Croatian experimental feature ended up in the Oscar race". Cineruopa.
- ^ Carlos Agulilar (February 11, 2021). "Review: 'Accidental Luxuriance of the Translucent Watery Rebus' is better experienced than solved". LA Times.
- ^ "Accidental Luxuriance of the Translucent Watery Rebus review – deeply weird animated reverie". TheGuardian.com. 15 November 2021.
- ^ "Accidental Luxuriance of the Translucent Watery Rebus (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
