Animation Classics

Synopsis

A compilation of seven short animated films from the National Film Board of Canada.

Language

English

Country

Canada

Medium

Video; Videocassette. VHS. col. 65 min.

Year of production

1993

Availability

Sale; 2001 sale: £12.99 (inc. VAT +p&p)

Notes

THE STREET and THE METAMORPHOSIS OF MR SAMSA are also available on another compilation of animated films entitled OUT ON A LIMB: THE FILMS OF CAROLINE LEAF.

Subjects

Media studies

Keywords

animation films

Credits

Director

Caroline Leaf; Cordell Barker; Eunice Macaulay; Evelyn Lambart; Ishu Patel; John Weldon; Norman McLaren; Richard Condie

Sections

Title

Begone dull care

Synopsis

1: (d. Norman McLaren, Evelyn Lambart, 1949, 8 min). Also known as CAPRICE EN COULEURS. A visual expression of the music of the Oscar Peterson trio created by painting directly on to film.

Title

Street, The

Synopsis

2: (d. Caroline Leaf, 1976, 10 min). Also known as LA RUE. An interpretation of a short story by Montreal author Mordecai Richler in which a young Jewish boy and his family react to the death of his grandmother. Uses soft simple washes of watercolour and

Title

Special delivery

Synopsis

3: (d. Eunice Macaulay, John Weldon, 1978, 7 min). Also known as LIVRAISON SPECIALE. A day of disasters for a man named Ralph.

Title

Metamorphosis of Mr Samsa, The

Synopsis

4: (d. Caroline Leaf, 1977, 9 min). Based on Franz Kafka's novella about a young man who wakes up one day to find himself turned into a giant cockroach, this animation uses sand on glass to create strong black-and-white images.

Title

Big snit, The

Synopsis

5: (d. Richard Condie, 1985, 10 min). Also known as LE P'TIT CHAOS. A look at two simultaneous conflicts, the macrocosm of global nuclear war and the microcosm of a domestic quarrel, and how each conflict is resolved.

Title

Paradise

Synopsis

6: (d. Ishu Patel, 1984, 15 min). Also known as PARADIS. A blackbird enviously watches a magnificent bird in a golden cage, only to disccover that this cannot compare with the open skies. Uses mixed-media techniques - cutouts, colour pencil renderings on

Title

Cat came back, The

Synopsis

7: (d. Cordell Barker, 1988, 8 min). Also known as LE CHAT COLLA.. Bases on the century-old folk song of the same name. Old Mr Johnson makes increasingluy manic attempts to rid himself of a little yellow cat that just won't go away.

Production Company

Name

National Film Board of Canada

Email

customerservice@nfb.ca

Web

http://www.nfb.ca External site opens in new window

Phone

(514) 283 9000

Fax

(514) 283-7564

Address

Sales and Customer Service (D-10)
PO Box 6100
Station Centre-Ville
Montreal
QC H3C 3HS
Canada

Distributor

Name

BFI Video

Email

video.films@bfi.org.uk

Web

http://www.bfi.org.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

020 7957 8957

Fax

020 7957 8968

Address

21 Stephen Street
London
W1T 1LN

 

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