Synopsis
An animated film whose storyline was created by patients in a French mental health clinic. A dentist steals the teeth of poorer patients for rich clientèle until a monkey magician elicits revenge.
Credits
Director (1)
Production and distribution (2)
- Executive Producers : Como Films, Société des Films d’Art et de Culture (SOFAC)
- Film exports/foreign sales : L'Agence du court métrage
Full credits (6)
- Executive Producers : André Valio, Simon Damiani
- Screenwriter : René Laloux
- Director of Photography : René Laloux
- Music Composer : Maurice Ohana
- Editor : Michel Worms
- Animation : Julien Pappé
Technical details
- Type : Short film
- Genres : Animated film, Experimental
- Production country : France
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 1961
- Runtime : 14 min
- Visa number : 24295
- Visa issue date : 07/06/1961
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🏆 This short film won the César Award 2024 for Best Short Film (Fiction)