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Taking a Line for a Walk (S)

Original title: Taking a Line for a Walk: A Homage to the Work of Paul Klee
Year: 1983
Running time: 11 min.
Country: United Kingdom
Director: Lesley Keen
Screenwriter: Lesley Keen
Cast: Animation
Music: Lyell Cresswell
Cinematography: Animation
Producer: Channel 4, Persistent Vision Animation, Scottish Arts Council
Genre: Animation | Experimental Cinema. Short Film (Animated)
Synopsis: Taking a line for a walk was inspired by the writings and art of Swiss artist Paul Klee whose work has been described as visual music. The idea behind the film was to create a non-narrative linear structure or living painting created using traditional animation techniques-although none of the conventions of the cartoon medium. In going beyond the accepted forms of both the art establishment and the animation industry, the film defies conventional categorisation. It has been variously described as either too arty to be commercial or too commercial to be art.

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Taking a Line for a Walk (S)

1983

Lesley Keen