Battle Has Never Looked As Hypnotic As In Georges Schwizgebel’s ‘The Battle Of San Romano’

“A movement within a painting, which begins with the savagery of a battle and comes to a halt in a rendition of a masterpiece of the 15th century: ‘The Battle of San Romano’ by Paolo Uccello.”

Film by Georges Schwizgebel, Switzerland, 2017.

Technique: Acrylic on cel

Screened at Zagreb, Hiroshima, Stuttgart, Fantoche, and Ottawa, among dozens of festivals.

Credits
Director: Georges Schwizgebel
Music and Sound design: Judith Gruber-Stitzer
Sound mix: Pierre Yves Drapeau
Compositing: Jonathan Laskar, papier perforé
Color grading: Boris Rabusseau, freestudios
Production: Studio GDS, Schwizgebel