In the Cave of the Mountain King

Poland1996animated4'Retrospektywa Witolda Giersza (2017)

Another animated miniature made to classical music, not less spectacular. This time the director creates his own graphic vision of Edvard Grieg’s beautiful piece “Peer Gynt”, op.46, no 1. Music in a film, according to the director, “not only illustrates and helps to create the atmosphere, but, using counterpoint, may also intensify impressions and indicate a new event.” Awarded at festivals in Bratislava and Warsaw.

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
Krzysztof Szyszka
script
Witold Giersz
animated by
Witold Giersz, Piotr Giersz, Wojciech Wojtkowski
sound
Wiesław Nowak
editing
Wiesław Nowak
production
(Telewizyjne Studio Filmów Animowanych)
Photo
Kadr z filmu In the Cave of the Mountain King