Malevich Suprematism

Synopsis

In two parts: a documentation sequence that has as its commentary extracts from ‘Essays on Art’ in which Malevich states the reasons for his approach to art. Malevich himself scripted an animation film in 1924 which was never realized. This forms the basis for the second part of the film.

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Film; Video; Film. 16mm. sd. b&w. 13 min. Videocassette. Standard formats. b&w. 13 min.

Technical information

Black-and-white / Sound

Year of production

1971

Availability

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Uses

Courses on history and theory of art; Russian art and architecture.

Subjects

Architecture

Keywords

animation films; Malevich, Kazimir Severinovich

Credits

Director

Lutz Becker

Contributor

Brian Loftus; Michael Graham-Smith; Mike Swain; Rodney Wilson

Distribution Formats

Type

Film

Format

16mm

Production Company

Name

Plus International Productions

Sponsor

Name

Arts Council of Great Britain

Phone

020 7973 6455

Fax

020 7973 6581

Address

London
SW1P 3NG

Distributor

Name

Arts on Film Archive, University of Westminster

Notes

Arts on Film Archive offers on-line access to a large range of films on art produced in the United Kingdom since the 1950s, and is a unique record of British and international post-war art, as well as of documentary film-making in the UK. In its first phase, the archive offers a complete database and an on-line video streaming of all 450 films made by the film department of Arts Council England between 1953 and 1998 and several films produced till 2003 by the dance Department of ACE. The collection is only available streamed to ac.uk domain addresses.