Enjoy Co Hoedeman's short animated film about the sandman and the creatures he sculpts out of sand. They build a castle and celebrate the completion of their new home, only to be interrupted by an uninvited guest. Cleverly constructed, the film leaves interpretation open to the viewer. Oscar® winner 1977.
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Hellyttävässä hiekka-animaatiossa ihmismäinen olento luo hiekasta muita olentoja ja yhdessä joukkio päättää rakentaa kauniin linnan hiekasta, turvaksi kaiken alleen hautaavan tuulen ja hiekkamyrskyn tieltä. Allegoria on aika simppeli, mutta kuten aiemmin katsotussa Te Wein teoksessa, sillä ei olekaan niin paljoa merkitystä verrattuna hienoon visuaalisuuteen. Hiekkahahmot ovat mielikuvituksellisia ja sympaattisia muistuttaessaan etäisesti esimerkiksi possuja ja käärm"
"WINNER: The Sand Castle
Other nominees: The Bead Game
A Doonesbury Special
Jimmy the C
MY CHOICE: 'A Doonesbury Special'.
25 years after their first nomination, the wonderful National Film Board of Canada finally won the Oscar for Animated Short. Unfortunately, it was with one of their weakest offerings. Stop-motion piece 'The Sand Castle' is a twee little offering that essentially consists of a bunch of cute little sand figures shuffling around for 13 minutes. There's a bit more to it than"
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On a sandy desert, a man made of sand constructs other sand creatures to help make a beautiful sand castle for themselves.
Nominees:
▪ The Bead Game
▪ A Doonesbury Special
▪ Jimmy the C"