Kirpianuscus Or, more exactly, propaganda of war. dark, macabre - the music from Balkans as clue - , well crafted and proposing the expected provocative story of Tomek Baginski. ironic parable about war, armies, soldiers and dark sides of "innocent" delights.

Horst in Translation ([email protected]) Not too long I watched Tomek Baginski's animated short films "The Kinematograph" and "The Animated History of Poland" (forgive me for not being able to spell the Polish original title) and tremendously enjoyed both of these. Now, in contrast to these two, "Sztuka spadania" or "Fallen Art" scored a big win with the BAFTA, but I can't say I prefer it more. That's mainly because the other two were pretty great and one is "only" good. The animation is great as always with Baginski, but the story didn't really compel me this time. It runs about 6 minutes and shows us the photograph from a (in the truest sense of the word) fallen soldier and how it gets into an insane man's collection of war memorabilia. The dancing sequence was one of the weirdest things I've seen in a while. I recommend this fairly odd film particularly to animation enthusiasts and no need to be scared by the language, because just like with the director's other works, you won't need to understand a single word Polish to appreciate this short movie.

ametel2 In these days of US heading for another proxy war, movies like that are more important then ever. Especially when media today totally controls the opinions of mindless viewers. When they can take pictures of dying soldiers and turn it into entertainment. We see it everyday on the TV screens and in papers. And the public is hungry for more. If it is not cruel and bloody, it is not entertaining to them. Maybe when they themselves or their sons get drafted to fight and lose their lives for all the wrong reasons, they will think again and remember this short animated story by Tomek Baginski. And if some of them survive and come back to the once great country devastated by the WW III, they will have plenty of time to reevaluate whom they voted for in 2008 while standing in the soup line.

Iwona After the award-winning Cathedral (Katedra, 2002), Fallen Art (Sztuka Spadania) is Tomasz Baginski second computer-animated short film.Like The Cathedral, Fallen Art is a breathtaking show of animation, which will undoubtedly please all fans of computer artwork, but not only. Baginski's care for detail and his characteristic style are even more evident than in his first film - it's a real treat.And let's not forget just a little touch of macabre... well maybe even a bit more than a little this time...All in all, a great piece of art. If you think you've seen great computer animation in full-length movies like "Sky Captain..." or "Shrek" or whatever, then see "The Cathedral" and "Fallen Art" and think again. Baginski's in a class all of his own.