Comedy ·Animation · Canada · 1952 · 9m

Neighbours

Neighbours poster
Director
Norman McLaren
Cast
Grant Munro as Neighbour on the Right Jean Paul Ladouceur as Neighbour on the Left
Crew
Wolf Koenig — Director of Photography Norman McLaren — Writer Norman McLaren — Producer
Tagline

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

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.

Mood & Themes
newspaperfightpeacesurrealismmurderstop motionneighborfencemoralshort filmanimation
Key Collaborators
Norman McLaren Director Wolf Koenig Director of Photography Norman McLaren Writer Norman McLaren Producer
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