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Neighbours( 1952)

TV-MAAnimationComedy
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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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Grant Munro

      Neighbour on the Right

    2. cast image

      Jean Paul Ladouceur

      Neighbour on the Left

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    A review by CinemaSerf

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    Written by CinemaSerf on Mon Feb 05 2024
    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 t...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

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