In Tuxedo
In Söderquist's first film [I frack] In Tuxedo, playfulness and improvisation are combined with absurd humor. An artist steps into an empty studio and begins assembling objects into a tree-like sculpture. The sculpture is adorned with small white paper clouds, puppets and undefinable items; all the while, the studio fills up with new things: a suitcase, a mirror and formal attire. The artist, now wearing a top hat and tuxedo, paints the paper clouds and the wall in a frenzy of activity, ending with his sitting exhausted in a corner surrounded by the mess he has created. The growing chaos, the various layers of narrative and the music of the soundtrack, which was improvised and recorded live during a viewing of the final film cut, interact in counterpoint.
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Claes Söderquist Director
First release January 1, 1965 · Produced in Sweden · Original title I frack
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Arbetsgruppen för Film
Production
Sweden
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Original title
I frack
Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
No dialogue
Release dates
Sweden · January 1, 1965
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No release date listed for United States.
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