The Calligrapher

Overview

With harpsichord music in the background, a dandy, seated at a table, plucks a quill pen from a ceiling full of them above him, dips it in ink, thinks, then draws a straight line down the page in front of him, out of which sprout six more quill pens, each held by a hand. The calligrapher moves all the hands and pens in unison, drawing an elaborate feathered wing, which comes to live, peeling off the page, and, now a quill pen, slips in to his hand. He tucks it behind his left ear.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1991

Original language

English

Countries

United Kingdom

Production

BBC

Director

Timothy Quay,Stephen Quay

Producer

Keith Griffiths

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1297373