| Description |
1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 8 min.) : sound, color |
| Summary |
In this Oscar-winning short film, Norman McLaren employs the principles normally used to put drawings or puppets into motion to animate live actors. The story is a parable about two people who come to blows over the possession of a flower. Oscar Winner for Best Documentary, Short Subject. Nominated for a BAFTA Award |
| Notes |
Title from title frames |
| Credits |
Cinematography by Wolf Koenig ; music and animation by Norman McLaren |
| Cast |
Grant Munro, Jean Paul Ladouceur |
| Event |
Originally produced by National Film Board of Canada in 1952 |
| Notes |
Silent |
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Academy Awards, USA, Oscar, Best Documentary, Short Subjects, 1953 |
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Academy Awards, USA, Nominee, Oscar, Best Short Subject, One-reel, 1953 |
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Canadian Film Awards, Special Award, 1953 |
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Motion pictures.
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Motion pictures.
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Silent films.
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Short films.
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Internet videos.
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Fiction films.
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Comedy films.
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Feature films.
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Silent films.
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Feature films.
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Comedy films.
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Short films.
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Internet videos.
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Fiction films.
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Films muets.
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Films comiques.
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Courts métrages.
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Vidéos sur Internet.
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Films de fiction.
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| Form |
Streaming video
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| Author |
McLaren, Norman, 1914-1987, film director, film producer, screenwriter, animator, composer (expression)
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Koenig, Wolf, director of photography
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Munro, Grant, actor.
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Ladouceur, Jean-Paul, 1921-1992, actor
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National Film Board of Canada, production company.
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