Composition in Black and White
Synopsis
Composition in Black and White is an attempt to isolate the different elements of the film: rhythm, melody, colors, composition, invoice, to restructure them and thus create a new form of cinema, at the same time as a new way of looking. The result is that each shot becomes a complete cinematic event. I ask each viewer to watch, quite simply to step out of their usual film viewing conditioning.
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