Product Details

• Actors: Jean G. Poulot
• Directors: Joan C. Gratz
• Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Gratz Film/Microcinema
• DVD Release Date: March 31, 2009
• Run Time: 25 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00065GX5U
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #183,755 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
• For more information about "Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase" visit the Internet Movie Database (IMDb)

Editorial Reviews

Using the innovative technique of clay painting, artist, filmmaker and winner Joan Gratz takes the viewer on an amazing colorful journey through the development of modern art from Van Gogh to Warhol. Included among these four short films is the 7 minute Academy Award® winning short that uses claymation to seamlessly follow the major roads of the roots of modern art. It s a gorgeous piece, and definitely worth your time. Joan was a long time artist with Will Vinton Studios and has created many films and commercials with her clay painting technique.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Your Eyes Won't Believe the Talent!!, December 15, 2009

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Lesser Knowns (San Mateo, CA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase (DVD)

Length:: 1:14 Mins

Joan Gratz, an academy award winner for one of these short films, will impress and shock you with her talent. This is a fun, colorful way to explore the time-line of art. You will see pieces from post impressionism to pop art and modern art literally transform and transition into another. Enjoy!

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!, July 3, 2009

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Sammi (Santa Monica, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase (DVD)

Saw this for the first time finally. Wow! How'd she do it? Absolutely incredibly amazing morphing artistic abilities.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Get to Know Joan Gratz ..., January 30, 2005

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BlaskoFilms (Coon Rapids, MN United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase (DVD)

I've got to hand it Hen's Tooth Video - they've put together a great little package here. You get the Academy Award-winning "Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase," as well as three full-length bonus shorts "The Dowager's Feast," "Pro and Con," and "The Dowager's Idyll." The transfers for each are terrific, and if you're not familiar with Joan Gratz or her work, you get a nice "Artist's Statement" and "Biography" printed on the inside cover. For people who appreciate clay animation, experimental animation, art history or a woman's rightful place in the history of animation, this DVD is a must-have!

Don't be surprised if you start looking into the work of Joanna Priestley (who has begun to put out her own DVD compilations - check them out!) as well!