Festival de la cité de Lausanne - du 4 au 9 juillet 2017 - 46ème édition

Gregaldur (France)

Concert & Cinema for Families

You’re wondering what « Shtsrzyhzyhzyhzyhzyhzyhzyhzyhzyhzyhtj » means? So are we. It’s the name of Gregaldur's artistic project. To discover this world, it is probably best to go on a guided tour with the artist himself. Musician, composer, artist, filmmaker, entertainer - this multifaceted individual created four short films using singular animation styles with playdough, iron wire, matches and strings. Four scenes will be presented, the goal being the creation of a musical universe for young ones aged 6 and over, as well as for the grown-ups.

> OOPS! SAID THE PAINTERS

1984 / 9 min / playdough

Two clumsy, playful painters have to paint the palisade of a factory. A pot of yellow paint, a pot of blue paint.. Before long, green takes over and spreads everywhere - palisade, cabins, chimney. The two playdough silhouettes become deformed, get destroyed and reconstruct, all while wreaking havoc in a slapstick universe.

> CONFLICT

1983 / 7 min / matches

A community of matches live cramped in their box, a situation that inevitably leads to problems. A conflict arises until it reaches a fiery end.

> DECORATION

1987 / 10 min / iron wire

Recipient of Cannes’ Short Film Palme d’Or (1988).

An iron wire gives birth to a man. The latter builds everything he dreams of: house, dog, garden… and he encloses everything around a metal fence. What’s the point of this overprotection? 

> ADAGIO

2000 / 10 min / folded paper

A white paper bird arrives in the land of grey paper birds...

Galerie

• Gregaldur - © Gennaro Scotti

• Gregaldur - © Gennaro Scotti

• Gregaldur - © Eddie Taz

• Gregaldur - © Eddie Taz

• Gregaldur - © Eddie Taz