Knowledge

Tower Bawher

Source 📝

365: 441: 207: 402: 142:, Ushev celebrates constructivist art while also critiquing the use of art in the service of ideology. The film contains visual references to such 194:
Despite difficulties in securing the music rights to the Sviridov composition, which had been in dispute in Russian civil court at the time,
138:. Drawing on the tower's design, the film seems to build toward a utopian goal, until the grandiose, futuristic forms abruptly tumble. In 436: 249: 395: 211: 199: 461: 446: 466: 451: 388: 316: 173:, beginning in April 2005, when Ushev ran into problems working on was to have been his first animated short with the 306: 426: 174: 456: 183:. The filmmaker had a strong connection with the Sviridov musical piece, having heard it as a child in 254: 245: 431: 93: 8: 421: 279: 155: 108: 203: 376: 341: 312: 151: 127: 223:, both utilizing Soviet constructivist imagery and Russian classical music score. 131: 120: 372: 112: 104: 100: 415: 163: 97: 159: 147: 188: 135: 335: 143: 364: 346: 219: 202:
in September 2005. Awards for the film included the prize for best
184: 179: 170: 116: 308:
Animators Unearthed: A Guide to the Best of Contemporary Animation
169:
The 3 minute 46 second film was made over a five-week period in
250:"Animators Unearthed: Tower Bawher by Theodore Ushev" 210:
festival and the award for best abstract film at the
217:
The film is similar in style to Ushev's 2008 film,
198:
was completed in time for its world premiere at the
371:This article related to a short animated film is a 442:National Film Board of Canada animated short films 413: 396: 403: 389: 304: 244: 298: 212:London International Animation Festival 200:Ottawa International Animation Festival 414: 274: 272: 191:for the Soviet state TV evening news. 240: 238: 236: 359: 130:, an unbuilt structure conceived by 269: 126:The film's title is an allusion to 13: 233: 40:Georgy Sviridov ("Time, Forward!") 14: 478: 329: 134:as a tribute to the glory of the 437:Films directed by Theodore Ushev 363: 305:Robinson, Chris (4 June 2010). 286:. National Film Board of Canada 1: 462:2000s Canadian animated films 447:Animated films without speech 226: 175:National Film Board of Canada 375:. You can help Knowledge by 7: 10: 483: 358: 311:. Continuum. p. 130. 467:Short animated film stubs 452:2005 animated short films 77: 67: 44: 36: 28: 23: 255:Animation World Network 177:, the children's film 73:3 minutes, 46 seconds 427:Constructivism (art) 248:(February 2, 2006). 156:Alexander Rodchenko 109:musical composition 457:Abstract animation 208:I Castelli Animati 204:non-narrative film 144:Soviet era artists 18:2005 Canadian film 384: 383: 152:Stenberg brothers 85: 84: 474: 405: 398: 391: 367: 360: 323: 322: 302: 296: 295: 293: 291: 276: 267: 266: 264: 262: 242: 60: 58: 21: 20: 482: 481: 477: 476: 475: 473: 472: 471: 412: 411: 410: 409: 356: 332: 327: 326: 319: 303: 299: 289: 287: 278: 277: 270: 260: 258: 246:Robinson, Chris 243: 234: 229: 132:Vladimir Tatlin 121:Georgy Sviridov 70: 63: 56: 54: 47: 19: 12: 11: 5: 480: 470: 469: 464: 459: 454: 449: 444: 439: 434: 429: 424: 408: 407: 400: 393: 385: 382: 381: 368: 354: 353: 344: 331: 330:External links 328: 325: 324: 318:978-0826429568 317: 297: 280:"Tower Bawher" 268: 231: 230: 228: 225: 128:Tatlin's Tower 113:Time, Forward! 105:Theodore Ushev 101:animated short 94:constructivist 83: 82: 79: 75: 74: 71: 68: 65: 64: 62: 61: 50: 48: 45: 42: 41: 38: 34: 33: 32:Theodore Ushev 30: 26: 25: 17: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 479: 468: 465: 463: 460: 458: 455: 453: 450: 448: 445: 443: 440: 438: 435: 433: 430: 428: 425: 423: 420: 419: 417: 406: 401: 399: 394: 392: 387: 386: 380: 378: 374: 369: 366: 362: 361: 357: 352: 350: 345: 343: 339: 338: 334: 333: 320: 314: 310: 309: 301: 285: 281: 275: 273: 257: 256: 251: 247: 241: 239: 237: 232: 224: 222: 221: 215: 213: 209: 205: 201: 197: 192: 190: 186: 182: 181: 176: 172: 167: 165: 164:Lyubov Popova 161: 157: 153: 149: 145: 141: 137: 133: 129: 124: 122: 118: 114: 110: 107:, set to the 106: 102: 99: 95: 91: 90: 80: 76: 72: 66: 52: 51: 49: 43: 39: 35: 31: 27: 22: 16: 432:Visual music 377:expanding it 370: 355: 349:Tower Bawher 348: 337:Tower Bawher 336: 307: 300: 288:. Retrieved 283: 259:. Retrieved 253: 218: 216: 196:Tower Bawher 195: 193: 178: 168: 160:El Lissitzky 148:Dziga Vertov 140:Tower Bawher 139: 125: 89:Tower Bawher 88: 87: 86: 69:Running time 46:Release date 24:Tower Bawher 15: 290:30 December 261:30 December 189:theme music 136:proletariat 29:Directed by 422:2005 films 416:Categories 284:Collection 227:References 92:is a 2005 351:at NFB.ca 220:Drux Flux 119:composer 185:Bulgaria 180:Tzaritza 171:Montreal 98:abstract 37:Music by 187:as the 117:Russian 96:-style 78:Country 55: ( 347:Watch 315:  150:, the 81:Canada 115:" by 373:stub 342:IMDb 313:ISBN 292:2009 263:2009 162:and 57:2005 53:2005 340:at 206:at 146:as 103:by 418:: 282:. 271:^ 252:. 235:^ 214:. 166:. 158:, 154:, 123:. 404:e 397:t 390:v 379:. 321:. 294:. 265:. 111:" 59:)

Index

constructivist
abstract
animated short
Theodore Ushev
musical composition
Time, Forward!
Russian
Georgy Sviridov
Tatlin's Tower
Vladimir Tatlin
proletariat
Soviet era artists
Dziga Vertov
Stenberg brothers
Alexander Rodchenko
El Lissitzky
Lyubov Popova
Montreal
National Film Board of Canada
Tzaritza
Bulgaria
theme music
Ottawa International Animation Festival
non-narrative film
I Castelli Animati
London International Animation Festival
Drux Flux


Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.