The Red and the Black

Poland1963animated7'Retrospektywa Witolda Giersza (2017)

Full of suspense, humour and unexpected turns of events, the film is a story about an eternal conflict between two colours, red and black. In this perfect revival of a free colour patch the first one personified by a toreador, the other one by a bull. Bronze Hobby Horse in Krakow (1964) and festival distinctions at, among others, Cannes, Cork, Edinburgh, London, Melbourne, Montevideo, Oberhausen, Santa Barbara and Turin.

directed by
Witold Giersz, portret reżysera
Witold Giersz

He was born in 1927. He is a visual artist, screenwriter and director of animated films who graduated from the Film Directing Faculty of the Film School in Łódź. Using various animation techniques he has made about sixty films, which include: Little Western, Red and Black and The Horse. In recognition of his work he has received over eighty awards at the festivals in Cannes, Cork, Edinburgh, Oberhausen and Krakow to name just a few.

cinematography
Jan Tkaczyk
script
Witold Giersz, Tadeusz Kowalski, Andrzej Lach
animated by
Witold Giersz
music
Waldemar Kazanecki
sound
Jan Radlicz
production
(Studio Miniatur Filmowych)
Photo
Kadr z filmu The Red and the Black