…And There Was Light

…And There Was Light

…And There Was Light

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…And There Was Light

1973

0h 9m

7.0(1 votes)

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Jerzy Kalina's first film, animated using coloured grains to depict a fantastical, vividly coloured genesis. The creation of the world and the dawn of life in under ten minutes.

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Directed by: Jerzy Kalina
Written by: Jerzy Kalina
Produced by: Magda Mazanowska-Barycz

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