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Leonard Maltin's Animation Favorites From the National Film Board of Canada |
 Enlarge | Directors: Norman Mclaren, Caroline Leaf, Cordell Barker, Evelyn Lambart, Jacques Drouin
Actors: Richard Condie, Roch Carrier, Jean-guy Moreau, Margaret Mercier, Vincent Warren
Studio: Image Entertainment
Customer Rating:  9 Reviews
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Since its establishment in 1939, the National Film Board of Canada has provided a place for artists to explore innovative styles, content, and media, especially in animation. Leonard Maltin serves as the genial host of this overview of the board's work, explaining some of the more recherche techniques developed there. Jacques Drouin manipulated the shadows of thousands of tiny steel pins to produce the gray, pointillist images in his striking "Mindscape." Norman McLaren drew, painted, and scratched images onto the surface of 35mm film stock as he sought to marry animation, the least spontaneous of art forms, to the bright, improvisational music of the young Oscar Peterson. These elegant experiments contrast sharply with the humor of John Weldon's "The Log Driver's Waltz" and Sheldon Cohen's "The Sweater." "Log Driver's Waltz" is a nutty, loose-limbed adaptation of a folk song in which a woman reflects that any dancing partner seems flat-footed compared to a man who can skip over spinning logs in a river. "The Sweater" presents a warmly nostalgic memoir of boyhood hero-worship--with a slyly funny ending. As Maltin notes, the NFB has served as a "kind of academy" that has enabled talented artists to pursue individual visions of what an animated film can be--an academy that U.S. citizens can only envy. Complete contents: 1. "Begone Dull Care," 2. "Mindscape," 3. "The Log Driver's Waltz," 4. "The Cat Came Back," 5. "Getting Started," 6. "The Sweater," 7. "The Street," 8. "Pas de Deux," 9. "Anniversary." These films are unrated and suitable for ages 10 and older for some adult themes and unusual imagery. -- Charles Solomon
Product Description
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Media Type: DVD
Artist: MALTIN,LEONARD
Title: ANIMATION FAVORITES
Street Release Date: 04/10/2001
Domestic
Genre: ANIMATION
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| Customer Reviews Read 4 more reviews...
Leonard Maltin's Yap-Yap! April 14, 2008
Robert M. Groves (Pace,Fl.)
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Will Leonard Maltin Please GO AWAY!........He Ruins Every DVD He Shows Up On!......We're Not Stupid!...We Are Able To Make Judgements On Our Own, Without The Insufferable Drivel Of L.M!....Since I Could'nt Cut Maltin's Bologna Out To View Real Creative Artist's Work...I Returned It!
Cat Came Back Good March 20, 2006
L. Payne
0 out of 6 found this review helpful
and I think one other but the rest bored my husband and kids. I kind of FF through some too and I love animation. My 8 year old keeps playing The Cat Came Back and a few others again and again so for him it was worth it.
NFB Cartoon Shorts March 13, 2006
J. Bromberg (Dallas, TX)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
Having spent time in Canada as a kid, I remember (fondly) a number of the short cartoons that are on this DVD. The features were largely from independent film makers who were funded by the National Film Board of Canada, and always covered interesting subjects about growing up and/or outdoor life in Canada.
Given their age (and relative commercial unimportance) I had given up hope that I would ever see them again...but here they are, in a beautifully-restored collection. What Leonard Maltin has to do with this, I don't know, but if you (like me) long to see these features once again, this is the DVD for you!
Forget it October 10, 2005
J. Roller (John Day, Oregon United States)
0 out of 36 found this review helpful
Unless you want a copy of "The Cat Came Back" forget this. The animations are no better than flip pages by 5th graders, except for the CGI. So some guy can scratch on film, big deal. This is art? The stories really poor and uninteresting. "Cat" is the saving grace.
Great Toons August 19, 2005
Beverly A. Bass (MI)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this to get "The Cat Came Back". I remember seeing this cartoon many times about 10 years ago, but hadn't seen it since that time. I loved it and thought the grandkids would too. I thought these were great cartoons for the price.
| Product Specifications
Format: Animated, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 95 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 014381024128
UPC: 014381024128
EAN: 0014381024128
Theatrical Release Date: 1994
Release Date: April 10, 2001
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