Directed by Sándor Reisenbüchler • 1975 • Hungary
One of the finest examples of Sándor Reisenbüchler’s psychedelic take on animation, this cult classic short reimagines science fiction by way of sixties counterculture. Two scientists propose that the moon is in fact an ancient spaceship, and travel into deep space to test their theory – although the plot is less important here than Reisenbüchler’s virtuosic manipulation of layers of collage and striking original visuals to create a dreamlike vision of the cosmos.
MOON FLIGHT • HOLDMESE
Written and directed by Sándor Reisenbüchler
Cinematography by Irén Henrik
Music by Lajos Hirczy
In Hungarian with English subtitles
Up Next in Sándor Reisenbüchler: four psychedelic shorts from Hungary’s hippie of animation
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Panic
Directed by Sándor Reisenbüchler • 1978 • Hungary
One of Sándor Reisenbüchler’s most playful and politically pointed shorts, Panic weds his familiar dazzling colour palette and engagingly naive visual style to a parable about the dangers of unchecked technology. An advanced civilisation...
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Ecotopia
Directed by Sándor Reisenbüchler • 1995 • Hungary
Dedicated to the memory of Fritz Lang, this rarely seen late short from Sándor Reisenbüchler offers up an eye-popping ecological vision. Moving from frantic cityscapes bursting with lurid colours and a phantasmagoria of commodities to idyllic pas...
