The Song of Styrene

  • France Le Chant du Styrène
Documentary / Short
France, 1959, 19 min

Directed by:

Alain Resnais

Cinematography:

Sacha Vierny
(more professions)

Plots(1)

Styrene, a clear yellowish fluid, is used during the manufacture of paints and plastics. Here it becomes the main protagonist, whose existence is accompanied by commentary from the pen of Raymond Queneau in the form of alexandrine verse. This type of classical poetry is visually inserted into a wide-screen format. (Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival)