Dimensions Of Dialogue (EOTWS)

End Of The Week Shorts #32 extract: Dimensions Of Dialogue (1983)



Dimensions of Dialogue is a thoroughly ingenious, incredibly impressive stop-motion short. 
Beyond being a mesmerising spectacle of stop-motion, this is an abstract depiction of devolution in communication. Part one, eternal conversation, seems to show the conquering of an opinion; part two, passionate discourse, shows the problematic fruits of interaction which can lead to conflict; part three, exhaustive discussion, seems to be a debate that compares apples to oranges. There then seems a clear allegory drawn by Czech director, Jan Švankmajer, concerning his own socialist state - which would have been somewhat common during and following the Czech New Wave (which includes films such as Daisies and The Firemen's Ball). 
At whatever level of complexity you choose to see this film at, I highly recommend it.

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