Neighbours

Unrated

1/1/19529m

Theatrical Release (US)

~ Love your neighbor, meaning, to treat others as you would have them treat you. ~

Overview:

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.

Director:

Norman McLaren

Status:

Released

Language:

English

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Key words:

newspaper
fight
peace
surrealism
murder
stop motion
neighbor
fence
moral
short film
animation

Cast

Grant Munro

~ as ~

Neighbour on the Right

Jean Paul Ladouceur

~ as ~

Neighbour on the Left

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Reviews (1)

CinemaSerf
Written 1 year(s) ago
7
Two neighbours emerge from their homes to sit on deck-chairs reading the same newspaper - with polar opposite headlines, before they become captivated by a dandelion that appears on their shared lawn. Curious, they investigate then both engage in some energetic and slightly surreal acrobatics around their garden followed by a slight "discussion" as to the ownership of the flower. Their peaceful co-existence is now threatened by a picket-fence! Is it the end of a beautiful friendship? Well only a fence-post duel and some fisticuffs might decide - assuming, of course, the watching plant decides to stick around or even survives for long enough! There's no dialogue but a quirky and lively, synthesised, soundtrack helps this daft, slightly slapstick, caper along entertainingly to a rather brutal and destructive denouement that did raise a smile. The moral? Well, love thy neighbour of course!