A (found animated short film; 1965): Difference between revisions

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Poster for the film.

Status: Found

Date found: 27 Mar 2016

A was an animated film created by Jan Lenica in 1965. It was about a writer literally being tormented by the letter "A". Just when he thinks he has gotten rid of it, a "B" shows up and continues to torture the writer. Lenica described it as follows: "It is a very simple film, with only one man and one letter in one set design. It is about a conflict between the man and the letter."

For a long time, the film was unavailable anywhere online and it was unknown if it was put on any media at all and only two prints were known to exist. However, on March 27th 2016, the short was uploaded by Youtuber "Namfoodle" via an episode of a 1973 show called Screening Room. The short can be viewed below.

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 |title=<center>A (1965)</center>
 |image=Jan_lenica.jpg
 |imagecaption=Poster for the film.
 |status=<span style="color:Green;">'''Found'''</span>
+|datefound=27 Mar 2016
+|foundby=[https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBMhHQ3rFXO1-3EFu1k0WKQ "Namfoodle"]
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+'''''A''''' was an animated film created by Jan Lenica in 1965. It was about a writer literally being tormented by the letter "A". Just when he thinks he has gotten rid of it, a "B" shows up and continues to torture the writer. Lenica described it as follows: "It is a very simple film, with only one man and one letter in one set design. It is about a conflict between the man and the letter."
-'''''A''''' is a lost animated film by Jan Lenica about a writer being tormented by the letter "A". Just when he thinks he has gotten rid of it, a "B" shows up and continues to torture the writer. Lenica described it as follows: "It is a very simple film, with only one man and one letter in one set design. It is about a conflict between the man and the letter."
+For a long time, the film was unavailable anywhere online and it was unknown if it was put on any media at all and only two prints were known to exist. However, on March 27th 2016, the short was uploaded by Youtuber "Namfoodle" via an episode of a 1973 show called ''Screening Room''. The short can be viewed below.
+==Gallery==
-Unlike most other Jan Lenica films, it was never uploaded anywhere on the Internet, is unavailable for download, and has not been seen on television, even in Europe. It is suspected that it might show up on one of Steve Stanchfield's ''Thunderbean Animation'' DVD sets, but no confirmed footage, bootlegs, or production stills from the film have been released or seen.
+{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep0Bf7up9Rs|320x240|center|''A''|frame}}
-Only two prints of the movie are known to exist. One of these belongs to Harvard Films, which was once shown at their annual Harvard University Film Festival.
-==Update==
-The short was found! It was found on an episode of 1973's "The Screening Room".
-{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep0Bf7up9Rs|320x240|center|The Full Movie.}}
 ==References==
-*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2111496/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_7 IMDB page on the short film]
+*[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2111496/ IMDB page on the short film]
 *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_(1965_film) Wikipedia article on the movie]
 *[http://culture.pl/en/artist/jan-lenica Jan Lenica filmography, including a brief description of the film]
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