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Slon Tango

Very Short Films (under 10 minutes!) • 4m 22s

Directed by Chris Marker • Documentary • 1994 • 4 minutes

In this astonishing, sustained shot, an elephant in the Ljubjana Zoo ambles around its enclosure, performing syncopated dance steps to the accompaniment of Igor Stravinsky's "Tango." Part of Chris Marker's Bestiary.

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chris marker, chris marker's bestiary: slon tango, classical music, doc, elephant, expository, icarus films, music, musicn, ovid, shod, zoo

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