Gavotte

Borowczyk really defied what could pass on cinema and what couldn't. If someone today even heard of the possibility of attempting to do this short, they would try to shoot the director and guarantee something like this never saw the light of day.

maneleeo

A dwarf is loitering on the fringes of a stately ballroom while someone off screen plays Rameau on the harpsichord. He’s bored af and passes the time by absentmindedly playing with a fine lady’s fan or trying to catch a fly in a box, while determinedly securing himself a…

Hutch

After the devastating impact of Rosalie I wanted something to ease me into a happier state before I went to sleep, and this short - the last Borowczyk made before his feature debut, The Theatre of Mr. and Mrs. Kabal - was the perfect palette cleanser. A tale of rivalry…

Graham Williamson

A hilarious satire about discrimination and society's pretense, showing how those often looked down on tend to antagonize each other instead of being solidary amongst them. The most unfortunate ones have to fight for luxury and comfort, while the privileged ones simply…

Pok Manero

There's not much I can say about Borowczyk's Gavotte. It's basically a one-shot farce that's a fight between two eighteenth-century dwarves over a cushion and some fruit, you read that correctly there; from the same person who brought us The Beast and Immoral Tales. So…

Aidan F

La musique 💆‍♂️🕺🏻❤️

Melleane

im so sad.......he just wanted a comfy place to sit....its 4:18am..i love his little fan

navya ☆

Si alguna vez te preguntaste cómo sería una pelea entre enanos de la burguesía, aquí tienes la respuesta a tu pequeña duda

Reynert Barboza

This is really funny & propelled by the two main performers. There are Boro's usual class concerns lurking too. But! I left thinking there really is no filmmaker who ever shot the patina of antique wood & fabric as lovingly as he did!

Clayton