The Horizontal Window (2016)
Glass occupies a position between fluidity and stasis – an amorphous element, integral in the production of moving images and architectural vistas, that actively distorts and transforms light. Filmed in a glass blowing factory, the interiors of Le Corbusier’s 1923 Villa Le Lac, and the surrounds of southwest Switzerland, The Horizontal Window intercuts two contrasting aspect ratios that parallel the primary apertures of Villa Le Lac: an 11-meter ribbon window facing Lake Geneva and a smaller, squarer unglazed frame cut into the exterior garden wall.
Director: Sam Smith
Runtime: 14 min
Release Date: March 5, 2016
Cinematography: Mario Krause
Editing: Sam Smith
Language: English, Français
Original Language: en
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Frequently Asked Questions
- What is The Horizontal Window about?
- Glass occupies a position between fluidity and stasis – an amorphous element, integral in the production of moving images and architectural vistas, that actively distorts and transforms light. Filmed in a glass blowing factory, the interiors of Le Corbusier’s 1923 Villa Le Lac, and the surrounds of southwest Switzerland, The Horizontal Window intercuts two contrasting aspect ratios that parallel the primary apertures of Villa Le Lac: an 11-meter ribbon window facing Lake Geneva and a smaller, squarer unglazed frame cut into the exterior garden wall.
- Who directed The Horizontal Window?
- The Horizontal Window was directed by Sam Smith.
- How long is The Horizontal Window?
- The Horizontal Window has a runtime of 14m (14 minutes).