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Neighbours

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

User Score122 votes
76%7.6/10
Release1952
Runtime0H 9M
LanguageNo Language
StatusReleased

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.

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Full Cast & Crew (9)

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Director

Norman McLaren

Norman McLaren

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Keywords

newspaperfightpeacesurrealismmurderstop motionneighborfencemoralshort filmanimation

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CinemaSerf7/10

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!

Feb 5, 2024

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Countries:Canada
Production:ONF | NFB