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In a world inhabitated by wild creatures an intelligent little fella wants to set himself apart from the rest by shaping his surroundings according to his ideas. However, he hasn't quite learned that messing with an ecosystem may come with unexpected consequences.
Kim, a young thug unfairly accused of treason, is forced to flee Saigon and its Chinese mafia. Hurt and confused, he is rescued by a weird duo: Thao, a one-legged old gambler and his granddaughter Lan. Through the small roads of the Mekong Delta, the trio flees to Cambodia…
In a thriving yet dark industrial landscape, a silhouette spreads the ideology and enforces the law to ensure the implementation of the dictatorship. The passive society has no other choice but to listen and obey, amidst the hum of factories operating at full capacity.
Like Fantasia (1940) or Allegro Non Troppo (1977), L'Opéra Imaginaire (1993) is an assembly of animated short films based on classic music greats. Directed by some of the best European animators and artists, L'Opéra Imaginaire takes us through dance, theater, music and painting masterpieces. It uses several animation techniques, like stop-motion clay animation or CG characters.
Cannes Jury Prize-winning short film.
Animator Ryan Larkin does a visual improvisation to music performed by a popular group presented as sidewalk entertainers. His take-off point is the music, but his own beat is more boisterous than that of the musicians. The illustrations range from convoluted abstractions to caricatures of familiar rituals. Without words.
A minimalistic animation of scribbled texts and shapes, set to an impressive sound collage that skewers advertising.