Neighbours

Neighbours

19529 min
7.6/10
AnimationComedy

Plot Summary

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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👥Cast (2)

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Grant Munro

Neighbour on the Right

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Jean Paul Ladouceur

Neighbour on the Left

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Director

Norman McLaren

Writers

Norman McLaren

Producers

Norman McLaren

🖼️Gallery (3 images)

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🏷️Keywords

newspaperfightpeacesurrealismmurderstop motionneighborfencemoralshort filmanimation

💬Reviews (1)

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CinemaSerf

2/5/2024

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 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!

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Production Companies

ONF | NFB