Peter Foldès Movies

  • 1956
    A Short Vision

    A Short Vision

    A Short Vision

    6.41956HD

    The leaders, the wise men, the leopard, the deer, the owl and the rat all look up in the sky in fear as a strange object flies through the sky.

    A Short Vision
  • 1974
    Hunger

    Hunger

    Hunger

    6.21974HD

    16mm. In one of the first films to use computer animation, director Peter Foldès depicts one man’s descent into greed and gluttony. ...

    Hunger
  • 1953
    On Closer Inspection

    On Closer Inspection

    On Closer Inspection

    01953HD

    "Without leaving his own garden, a man may know the world" - an abstract study of the wildlife found in every garden.

    On Closer Inspection
  • 1973
    I. You. They.

    I. You. They.

    I. You. They.

    41973HD

    Little did this pretty brunette know when she applied for a babysitting job that her employer was an artist and that everything at his place differed...

    I. You. They.
  • 1971
    Metadata

    Metadata

    Metadata

    81971HD

    This short experimental film from Peter Foldès hails from the very early days of computer animation. Created entirely on a computer belonging...

    Metadata
  • 2022
    The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox

    The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox

    The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox

    82022HD

    The amazing story of the animograph, a machine created in France in the sixties by the cartoonist and self-taught inventor Jean Dejoux (1922-2015),...

    The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox
  • 1967
    Bongo Fuego

    Bongo Fuego

    Bongo Fuego

    01967HD

    Peter Foldès uses video effects to transpose in his own way three choreographies by Dora Feilane.

    Bongo Fuego
  • 1952
    Animated Genesis

    Animated Genesis

    Animated Genesis

    61952HD

    The story of the evolution of life on Earth in animated form.

    Animated Genesis
  • 1967
    Eveil

    Eveil

    Eveil

    81967HD

    Awakening is sort of the history of mankind transposed through the dream world of Peter Foldes who conceived, directed and designed this original...

    Eveil
  • 1968
    Plus vite

    Plus vite

    Plus vite

    01968HD

    A businessman and his secretary are moving around the world; as they have no time to lose, they use the most expeditious means.

    Plus vite
  • 1977
    Visage

    Visage

    Visage

    01977HD

    An old man plays the flute to feel more youthful, but as soon as he stops playing, he is quickly reminded of how old he really is.

    Visage
  • 1971
    Narcissus-Echo

    Narcissus-Echo

    Narcissus-Echo

    01971HD

    Based on the Greek myth of Narcissus and Echo, Foldes employed live-action photography and visual feedback synthesizers from France's Computer Image...

    Narcissus-Echo
  • 1966
    A Bird's Appetite.

    A Bird's Appetite.

    A Bird's Appetite.

    61966HD

    Artistic short film about a man's pursuit of a woman, and its implications.

    A Bird's Appetite.
  • 1968
    La Belle cérébrale

    La Belle cérébrale

    La Belle cérébrale

    01968HD

    Videographic dream.

    La Belle cérébrale
  • 1965
    A Boy Full of Future

    A Boy Full of Future

    A Boy Full of Future

    01965HD

    A graphic variation where a new-born baby devours its mother, then turns into a bloodthirsty monster. Some music touches him. He calms down a bit,...

    A Boy Full of Future
  • 1968
    ElectroRythmes

    ElectroRythmes

    ElectroRythmes

    61968HD

    ElectroRhythmes is a short videographic essay.

    ElectroRythmes
  • 1975
    Dream

    Dream

    Dream

    01975HD

    A César winning short animated film depicting ghostly apparitions of a woman inspired by ancient Greek romantic fiction.

    Dream
  • 1976
    Au-delà du temps

    Au-delà du temps

    Au-delà du temps

    101976HD

    A surrealist impression of psychic voyage via sexual union. Released posthumously, comprised of an extract from Foldes' unfinished feature-length...

    Au-delà du temps
  • 1970
    Visages de Femmes

    Visages de Femmes

    Visages de Femmes

    01970HD

    "[P]ortraits of three women in the characteristic Foldes style: Sibylle, the psychedelic woman, Flora, the flower woman, Bilitis, the happy woman." -...

    Visages de Femmes