Larghetto (1967)

Overview

The animated film, directed by Waclaw Kondek, puts together living sacred figures with elements of animated nature. The director is an artist, stage designer in puppet theatres and a creator of animated films for children and adults. Larghetto is a film about art that pays tribute to folk wooden sacred carvings and the tradition of making Nativities. The title of the film comes from the name of the tempo of a musical piece (in Italian, larghetto means slow) and the 2nd part of the Concerto in F minor, Op. 21 piece composed by Fryderyk Chopin and performed by Vladimir Ashkenazy.