Horse Portrait

Horse Portrait

2023 · 5 min · Animation

Painterly impressions of the silhouette of a horse, its springy movements, the shape of the head, the fight of stallions. In addition to his own animation, the director presents studies on Leonardo da Vinci's horse, drawings by Pablo Picasso, Saul Steinberg and others, but also mythological figures such as a centaur and pegasus. It also shows how horses were painted by Japanese, Chinese and Paleolithic artists.

Directed by Witold Giersz · Written by Witold Giersz

Your Rating

Make it a double feature

12m together

Horse Portrait

Fire

Both from Witold Giersz.

More from Witold GierszSee all →

The Stuntman

The Stuntman · 1972

From cowboys to cannons, diving to racing, perhaps nothing can stop this stuntman

Fire

An apocalyptic vision of a forest fire.

A Little Western

A Little Western · 1961

A Little Western

MovieWesternAnimation

Spilling patches of colours are arranged in the form of cowboys and horses, creating a parody of the western.

Tytus, Romek i A'Tomek

Tytus, Romek i A'Tomek · 1989

Tytus, Romek i A'Tomek

Horse

A short animation depicting the duel between a horse and a man trying to tame it.

Proszę słonia

Proszę słonia · 1978

Proszę słonia

MovieAnimationFamily

Young Pinio gives his porcelain elephant Dominik vitamins, after which he becomes real, and the two set off on new adventures.

Expectation

Expectation · 1962

A man is waiting for a woman at a café table. Only his hands are shown, which - to kill time - reach for napkins, conjuring from them tissue paper figures of a woman and a man.

The Red and the Black

The Red and the Black · 1964

The Red and the Black

MovieAnimationComedy

Two shades of paint are pitted against each other in a bullfight that spills self-reflexively from the page into the animator’s studio

Dinozaury I

Dinozaury I · 1963

MovieDocumentaryAnimation

Polish educational cartoon about dinosaurs

Intellectual

Intellectual · 1969

A caveman and a modern man compare their qualities. The caveman is impressed with the intellect of the modern man, while the modern man is impressed with the mass and appearance of the primitive man. The filmmaker will help both of them.

The Old Cowboy

The Old Cowboy · 1973

MovieAnimationWestern

An old cowboy is walking across the prairies. It seems that he has experienced everything. However, he will have to face his opponents a few more times - maybe it will be for real, or maybe it will take place in his mind.

The Black Jack's Treasure

The Black Jack's Treasure · 1961

The Black Jack's Treasure

Jack, an old and experienced pirate, notices a young sailor nearby. The sailor fishes out a bottle. It turns out that the bottle contains a map of a treasure island. The protagonists try to eliminate each other, but they will reach the island together.

A Neon Trifle

A Neon Trifle · 1959

Night falls over the city and neon lights are flashing. As the clock strikes midnight, a boy from the hotel neon light gives his heart to a girl from the drugstore neon light. However, it turns out that a centaur from the bar neon light is an insurmountable rival. A tragic love story is going to happen.

The Goat Kid

The Goat Kid · 1953

A granny sings a folk song about a stubborn and disobedient goat to the goat kid. He was deservedly punished for all his antics. After hearing the story, the frisky little goat becomes polite.

The File

The File · 1966

A man in the library opens a catalog with the history of the 20th century. The figures from the catalog come to life and show the achievements of the age focusing on their disastrous effects.

Traces

During the day, we could see traces of passersby and the couple of protagonists on the white and soft snow. They go to a dinner party. The evening will end tragically, but the next day begins with the milkman's footsteps, as usual.

More Like This

Couldn't load this row right now.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter