Spinner

Spinner

2005 · 2 min · Animation

A film miniature with classical music, based on the film "Len" based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen. The flax was sown and grew. A blue flower unfolds from the buds. Time passes. The flax has matured. People come and uproot it. They soak it in water, dry it over a fire, put it in a kiln, break it, soak it again, and tear it into shives. Finally, the flax turns into fibers and is sent to the spinning wheel, and then to the loom. On the loom, the flax is transformed into a beautiful piece of linen…

Directed by Joanna Jasińska · Written by Joanna Jasińska

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