Julian Antonisz


How did books leave the forest

Jak nauka wyszła z lasu



Genre:Animated movie
Year of production:1970
Technical specs:color; 8 min.


Rights:Wytwórnia Filmów Dokumentalnych i Fabularnych - WFDiF (Documentary and Feature Film Studios)







A witty lecture for children on the production of paper and books, given by a smart little girl. Characters appearing in the animation have the same name and a grotesque physiognomy. A few-year old lecturer explains the paper-making process, an owl, the symbol of wisdom, hoots with approval. The girl introduces Ewaryst Kornik, an old man wearing glasses, folk clothes, and a feather hat. A woodcutter cuts down a tree with a chainsaw and then transports every single peg to the paper mill. He returns home and sits in front of the TV. Black and white fragments of Antonisz’s previous animation – "Obsessed with Sex" (1969) could be seen on the screen. Meanwhile, in the paper mill, a grinder changes wood into a pulp. Pieces of paper are made from the pulp, then, with the help of the rollers, the pieces turn into paper rolls. Later, Ewaryst Klakson, a driver, takes the paper to the printing house. Editors develop the cover and the layout of the future book. Types are prepared by a photographer and a typesetter. The types, covered in black paint, are connected to a roller. They imprint sentences on the paper which is cut into sheets and stapled. Ewaryst, an excellent student, eagerly absorbs knowledge from the book. A fairytale for children created by Julian Antonisz (Antoniszczak, Ryszard’s brother), a cult animator, director, composer and inventor, the co-founder of the Cracow branch of Studio Miniatur Filmowych, which transformed into Studio Filmow Animowanych. Antonisz, a student of Kazimierz Urbanski, developed his own technique of non-camera animation, realized without a camera directly on the film tape by scratching and painting. Additionally, it is combined with actors, drawings, cutouts, and chemical reactions on the screen. He developed a recognizable style of pulsating, vibrating images, ostentatiously clumsy, enhanced by unpleasant murmurs and musical quotes. Their comic message is completed by the voiceover’s parodic commentary. The title of the animation is really funny because it’s the exact opposite of the well-known Polish proverb. In addition to that, the film is also educational. However, adult viewers will appreciate the parody of it. Agnisia from "How does it happen, Agnisia is asking, that we can see a bear on the screen" (1970) is the voiceover of the animation. The film won the Golden Goats at the "Ale kino!" International Young Audience Film Festival (1970).




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