Taris

Taris

19319 min6.3 / 10

An avant-garde celebration of athletic grace and bodily movement, using innovative cinematic techniques to transform a simple swimming documentary into visual poetry.

Short documentary directed by Jean Vigo about the French swimmer Jean Taris. The film is notable for the many innovative techniques that Vigo uses, including close ups and freeze frames of the swimmer's body.

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