A tone poem: two woodland sprites dance about, atop power lines and among flowers and leaves, while being pursued. Everyone spends some time pulling levers to switch trains, too.
France
Should you watch La Joie de vivre? Honestly, probably not, unless you have a very specific craving for 1930s animation that feels like it was hallucinated by someone who really, really likes trains. It’s a bizarre little short. If you are the type of person who needs a linear narrative or characters that make sense, yo...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Anthony Gross
Malcolm St. Clair
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"Should you watch La Joie de vivre? Honestly, probably not, unless you have a very specific craving for 1930s animation that feels like it was hallucinated by someone who really, really likes trains. It’s a bizarre little short. If you are the type of person who needs a linear narrative or characters that make sense, you will hate this. If you are into weird, twitchy visual poetry and sprites hanging out on power lines, you might find it oddly charming. The whole thing feels like a fever dream. T..."
