A painter's invisible gift hides in plain sight — but only the children can see it.
While playing, the children start drawing on the walls of the room. A painter comes to whitewash the flat. To entertain the children, the painter paints images on the walls. But even when he whitewashes over the picture he has painted for them, the children can still see it and are happy. No one knows about their secret gift from the painter.
Direction
Kostarov's patient observation of childhood delight.
Practical Effects
The physical act of painting becomes pure cinema.
Director
Dimitar Kostarov
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Made in 1957 Yugoslavia, this short exemplifies the 'poetic documentary' movement in Eastern European cinema — everyday labor elevated to myth.
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