Here is a great video by one of my favorite European folk groups. Beginning at the 2:30 mark it takes on a marionette theme which is carried through two strikingly different scenes. In one interpretation, there is a couple dancing on the face of a cliff, suspended from the top by ropes. It is a fascinating and thought provoking visual.
“Marijo, Deli Bela Kumrijo” is a Serbian folk song, the title of which translates to “Maria, my beautiful Dove”
The original video at the top of the thread. Is that from the late 50s/early 60s? Pretty sure I saw something very close to it when I was a kid. Is this a cartoon for the kids of new age hippies? A new take on that stupid The Oblongs thing?
I liked "The Cyberiad" and I am not generally a fan of fiction, sci- or otherwise.
The stories revolve around two "constructors" (like makers) who are, themselves, robots. They collaborate, compete, ponder and create various improbable concepts including a machine that does "nothing". It is all done from a unique perspective.
I figured you and maryjane might both enjoy it for different reasons.
Trurl and Klapaucius are "constructors" — brilliant engineers capable of God-like exploits through the machines they build. The two have complete control over the physical laws of the universe; for instance, on one occasion, Trurl creates an entity capable of extracting accurate information from the random motion of gas particles, which he calls a "Demon of the Second Kind", with the "Demon of the First Kind" being Maxwell's demon. In another instance, the two constructors re-arrange stars near their home planet in order to advertise their services. Despite this incredible power, without their machines the two are relatively powerless, and are captured, incapacitated, and physically beaten numerous times.
... but it was excellent!
