The Sand Castle (Le Château de sable) (1977)

New-to-Me Short Films of 2013 (81 movies items)

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Watched in 2012 (752 movies items)

"13.11.12. PC 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"

Best Animated Short - Winners and My Choices (81 movies items)

"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"

Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film (338 movies items)

"1977 WINNER - National Film Board of Canada - Co Hoedeman "

Best Animated Short Film Academy Awards (79 movies items)

" 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"