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Circumstantial Pleasures
Circumstantial Pleasures
6.3
/10
478 Ratings

CIRCUMSTANTIAL PLEASURES

Directed by Lewis Klahr
United States, 2020
Avant-Garde, Animation

Synopsis

A feature-length animated collage in six episodes, Circumstantial Pleasures is a dazzlingly upcycled treasure trove of found materials. Utilizing a variety of surprising techniques—from cut-out and stop-motion to live-action—Lewis Klahr crafts an indignant mosaic of late-capitalist iconography.

Synopsis

A feature-length animated collage in six episodes, Circumstantial Pleasures is a dazzlingly upcycled treasure trove of found materials. Utilizing a variety of surprising techniques—from cut-out and stop-motion to live-action—Lewis Klahr crafts an indignant mosaic of late-capitalist iconography.

Our take

A symphonic explosion of color and incantatory free-association welcomes us to the singular cinematic universe of avant-garde maestro Lewis Klahr. A sensorial triumph of form and political exasperation, this dynamic new work builds to the delirious intensity of an epic Scott Walker wig out.