Movies and TvShows featuring "automatism" theme.

Europe After the Rain is a documentary film that delves into the interwar period of Europe, focusing on the artistic movements, political upheaval, and social tensions that shaped the continent. From the rise of Nazism to the exile of intellectuals and artists, the film explores the impact of World War II and its aftermath on European society. Through interviews, archival footage, and visual art, the documentary offers a comprehensive look at the cultural and historical context of this turbulent era, highlighting the influence of literature, surrealism, Dadaism, and other art movements. With a particular focus on the works of Salvador Dali and other prominent artists, the film examines how the trauma and social transformations of the time gave birth to new artistic expressions and movements. It also delves into the role of psychoanalysis, communist ideologies, and the exploration of the subconscious in shaping the art of the period. Europe After the Rain provides a thought-provoking exploration of the artistic and political landscape of the 1910s to the 1960s.

This short film introduces us to the "automatistes," followers of an abstract art form that developed in Montreal. The movement, initiated by Paul-Émile Borduas, is explained by the artists themselves when narrator Bruce Ruddick drops in at their cooperative studio. The film also captures painter Paterson Ewen at his home and joins the crowd at L'Échouerie, the artists' rendezvous spot. Dr. Robert Hubbard, chief curator of the National Gallery of Canada, comments on non-objective art in general and automatism in particular.

A man's car somehow becomes completely autonomous and takes the powerless driver, to a scrap yard, or a 'cemetery for cars', where several more vehicles are waiting to be crushed by powerful reducing machines, their passengers still inside.