Harvie Krumpet (2003)

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8	IMDB rating

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Directed by

Adam Elliot

Starring

Geoffrey Rush
Narrator

Kamahl
Statue of Horace

John Flaus
Harvie

Julie Forsyth
Baby Harvie / Lilliana / Church Singer

Written by

Adam Elliot
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Delicate, warm-hearted animated short

14 years, 3 months ago at Jan 26 11:05

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"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 lodge... read more

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Description: 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. ... (more)

Release date: 26 October 2003
UPC: 634991205429

Tags: Animation (12), Short (9), Comedy (6), Drama (6), Claymation (4), Learning Disability (3), Clay Animation (3), Medication (2), Care Home (2), Senility (2), Loss Of Parents (2), 2000s (2), Australia (2), Suicide Attempt (2), Animated (1), Australian Animation (1), House Burned (1), Talkies (1), Thalidomide (1), Death Of Parents (1)

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