Neighbours (1952)
1952 · Animation · 8 min · dir. Norman McLaren
Love your neighbor, meaning, to treat others as you would have them treat you.
- Comedy
- Animation
Synopsis
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.
Synopsis from TMDb
Details
- Director
- Norman McLaren
- Writer
- Norman McLaren
- Cinematography
- Wolf Koenig
- Studio
- ONF | NFB
- Released
- 1952-01-01
- Running time
- 8 minutes
- Language
- English
- Collection
- Educational Films, Ephemeral Films
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Interpersonal relations
- Neighborliness
- Avarice
Cast & crew
Norman McLaren Director- Grant Munro
- Jean Paul Ladouceur
Reviews on the Internet Archive
★★★★ · Ahead of Its Time · asylum0023 · 2023-12-04
This is amazing, ahead of its time, still true today. Plus the filming & motion definitely influenced music videos by: New Order, They Might Be Giants, A-Ha, Marilyn Manson, many others.