In Tuxedo

In Söderquist's first film [I frack] In Tuxedo, playfulness and improvisation are combined with absurd humor. An artist steps into an empty studio and begins assembling objects into a tree-like sculpture. The sculpture is adorned with small white paper clouds, puppets and undefinable items; all the while, the studio fills up with new things: a suitcase, a mirror and formal attire. The artist, now wearing a top hat and tuxedo, paints the paper clouds and the wall in a frenzy of activity, ending with his sitting exhausted in a corner surrounded by the mess he has created. The growing chaos, the various layers of narrative and the music of the soundtrack, which was improvised and recorded live during a viewing of the final film cut, interact in counterpoint.

Country:

Sweden

Genre:
Duration:

11 minutes

Year:

1965

Director:

Claes Söderquist

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Company:

Arbetsgruppen för Film

Cast:
Arne Högsander

Crew:
Claes Söderquist

Director

Curre Hilfon

Cinematography

Jan Carlsson

Music

Jan Wallgren

Music

Kurt Lindgren

Music