Beginnings
An animated film created from pastel drawings by Clorinda Warny, Premiers Jours traces the complete cycle of life, from birth to adulthood, in four seasons, and through the evolution of earthly landscapes that become human bodies. Completed Postumously by Suzanne Gervais, Lina Gagnon
CinemaSerf@Geronimo1967
Whilst I didn't really love the underlying theme, there can be no denying the gorgeousness and richness of the artwork here as it incorporates the four seasons of human life with the four seasons of the planet. It starts as if it were based on the Aphrodite myth before morphing through our stages of life until concluding in what looks like a satin lined coffin descending back into the ethereal foam. The curves are sinuous and the physical shapes of both man and woman are lithe and almost discobuli in nature, but idealogically it is all a bit linear and unimaginative and it doesn't really take any risks with it's stylishly crafted chronology.