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Is the 'National film Board of Canada' seeded in the 'Academy Awards'?

posted 16 years ago by cranmer
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This film is nearly as incoherent as the NFBC's description. I can occasionally find metaphors in the film. I would describe them if I knew how to put a "Spoiler Alert" in postings. There is an introduction to character and events. There are plot elements.

The film devolves into a morass. It can then only be described as an "auteur" film. This genre is best exemplified in a French film of the sixties where the entire plot line consisted in opening and closing umbrellas.

The discriminating film viewer will no doubt find this is animal excreta.

Do not see this film if you can.

[–] soundsiren 16 years ago

I disagree. Even if you do not like or understand the film, does not mean you should advise others against it. Even if you just spend 17 minutes to enjoy the wonderfully crafted animation or the alluring score, it will not be a waste of time. So it doesn't follow american standards for a good film... that does not make it "animal excreta". And you say auteur like it is a bad thing, but I find it quite refreshing amongst the 'merde' that is so prevalent in the industry today.

It is only 17 minutes. You might enjoy it.

[–] Doc-Fan 16 years ago

Just returned from a screening of this film and I've never seen anything like it before and rushed home to find the website to learn more about it. I didn't like the ending, but so what (I've sat through longer feature films that were like torture to view, also with a strange ending).
http://www.nfb.ca/webextension/madame-tutli-putli/

[–] Bluefort 16 years ago

This is an amazing film, and an amazing achievement in stop motion animation. Stop having a go at it until you try making any kind of stop motion. It's a wonderful film.

Too bad you can't see that.

[–] Terry-23 16 years ago

I agree with you 100%. I'm not sure what it is trying to say, but the animation and music are excellent are there is geniune tension in the film. It just doesn't explain itself well. The only thing I can come up with is that it was a train to the afterlife, but even that is a reach.

[–] lem15 16 years ago

I agree. I thought it was a stunningly beautiful film, easily the most visually impressive among this year's academy award nominees. I don't see the problem with suspending disbelief for 17 minutes...wasn't it clear within the first two minutes that this was not going to follow a traditional, linear plot line? Part of the appeal of short, animated films is that they're free to be more sensory experience than narrative. So everything wasn't clear...I'm Ok with that.

[–] tallard 12 years ago

Actually, in all fairness, any participant here has just as much right advising against seeing a film as someone does to recommend a film. Opinions are just that opinions. My own recommendation would be partial. The cinematography and stop motion were astounding, but the storyline was insipid at best. Not all films perform equally in each area of production. Therefore I would recommend this for those wishing to deepen their knowledge/appreciation of stop action, but I would recommend against it for the casual viewer. Even a script writer could learn about how not to write storyboards by viewing this.

6/10 for technique

***So I've seen 4 movies/wk in theatre for a 1/4 century, call me crazy?**