Harvie Krumpet (2003)

Listal's Favorite Animated Films Poll (352 movies items)

" 3 Voters: Mr. Saturn, Rath, monclivie"

Dear Cinema Diary - Vol 4 E2 - Feb 2013 (38 movies items)

"The sad, strange life of Harvie, who is born into an impoverished Middle European existence, and whose one constant is the book of "fakts" he keeps adding to, worn around his neck. After a childhood tragedy, he emigrates to Australia, where he has a succession of menial jobs, eventually ending up in a retirement home. Along the way, he has a string of bad luck, leaving him with, among other things, a steel plate in his skull that becomes a magnet."

Movies seen in 2013 (121 movies items)

"11.01. PC/TV, 1st viewing DIRECTED BY Adam Elliot short film A nice, little blackly comic tale about a Polish guy with a Tourette's syndrome, a magnetic head and other peculiarities. I'm not terribly keen on clay animation and the humour in it is perhaps not quite my type but it makes a pretty enjoyable watch anyway. "

Film Log for 2012 (254 movies items)

"I'm gonna be honest, I had a hard time holding the tears back with this one"

WATCHED IN 2012 (367 movies items)

"5-30 "

Watched in 2011 (612 movies items)

"15.1.11. PC Harvie Krumpet on kertomus puolalaisesta pojasta, jonka vanhemmat kuolevat ja poika lähtee nuorena laivalla toista maailmansotaa pakoon Australiaan, jossa hän ottaa nimekseen Harvie Krumpet. Tämän lyhyen animaatiofilmin tunnuslauseena on: "Jotkut syntyvät suurina, toiset hankkivat itselleen suuruutta, kolmansille taas annetaan suuruutta... ja sitten on joitakin toisia." On selvää heti alusta lähtien, että Harvie Krumpet on niitä toisia. Hänen äitinsä oli pikku-ukoille"

Monthly Movie Journal: May 2011 (47 movies items)

" Mirthful and charming, bluntly observant and slyly irreverent. This 22-minute, Geoffrey Rush clay-mation deserves to seen! "

Movies watched in 2011 (124 movies items)

""Fakt 1034: Life is like a cigarette. Smoke it to the butt." good story about overcoming difficulties and enjoying life. great animation effects. even for a black comedy, it's not so funny. expectation rating: 8"

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

"WINNER: Harvie Krumpet Other nominees: Boundin' Gone Nutty Nibbles Destino MY CHOICE: 'Harvie Krumpet'. Some very interesting stuff this year. The less interesting shorts are from the big hitters. 'Gone Nutty' is an 'Ice Age' spin-off featuring nut obsessed squirrel Scrat. A fun 5 minute reprise of Scrat's nut-chasing-schtick, it's hardly Oscar worthy but fans of the film will likely enjoy it. Pixar's upbeat musical short 'Boundin'' is one of the studios weaker shorts and also wasn't reall"

Delicate, warm-hearted animated short

“"Life is like a cigarette; smoke it to the butt."

In this day and age, the thought of claymation will likely evoke images of Chicken Run or Wallace & Gromit, but, like any other medium, any type of story - from humour to drama; from the strange to the ordinary - can be conveyed utilising this particular filmic technique. Adam Elliot's Oscar-winning short film Harvie Krumpet is lodged firmly on the "peculiar" end of the spectrum, and is a delightfully humorous, yet drama-heavy little gem. Over the course of its 22-minute runtime, Harvie Krumpet tells the sad, strange life story of its titular character. Harvie (voiced by Flous) is born into an impoverished Polish family, but after a childhood tragedy he immigrates to Australia. From there, his life consists of losing loved ones, b” read more