By the Lake

Synopsis

Bokanowski returns to the complex - and mind-bending - optical array of pinholes, mirrors, prisms, and refractive substrates of his earlier film, La Plage to create the whimsical and playful Au bord du lac. The film is composed of mundane, everyday scenes of recreation and leisure on an idyllic, sunny day at a park that overlooks a lake - rowing a boat, playing a game of volleyball, rollerskating, bicycling, reading a newspaper, sunbathing, riding on horseback, or strolling on the promenade - shot through optical distortions to create fractured and knotted images that resemble embellished, gothic fairytale illustrations or appear to resolve into morphing, geometric patterns of fluid motion. Evoking the vibrant colors and sun-soaked palette of an invigorated Vincent van Gogh in Arles, Bokanowski transforms the quotidian into an infinitely mesmerizing dynamic kaleidoscope of shape-shifting textures and self-reconstituting objects of organic, abstract art.

Main Cast

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Patrick Bokanowski
Production	Producer	Edwin Baily
	Executive Producer	Thierry Garrel
Crew	Cinematography	Vincent Tamisier François Poirier
	Thanks	Moïse Maatouk Laure Budin Chantal Fuselier
	Special Effects	Patrick Bokanowski
Sound	Sound Mixer	Eric Tisserand
	Musician	Joëlle Léandre
	Music	Michèle Bokanowski
Editing	Color Timer	Christian Dutac
Writing	Writer	Patrick Bokanowski
	Screenplay	Patrick Bokanowski
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