A Chairy tale
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A fairy tale in the modern manner, told without words, about a youth and a common kitchen chair. When the young man tries to sit on a chair which declines to be sat upon, there is an ensuing struggle, first for mastery and then for understanding., Utilizing the animation technique of pixilation, McLaren presents a fable about a young man who struggles with a chair that refuses to be sat upon. When the roles are reversed and the chair is able to sit on the man for a moment, the problem is resolved. A protest against inconsideration and oppression.
Credits
- Directed by
- Norman McLaren, Claude Jutra, Evelyn Lambart
- Cast
- Claude Jutra
- Produced by
- Tom Daly
- Music
- Ravi Shankar, Chatur Lal, Maurice Blackburn
Complete catalog record
A fairy tale in the modern manner, told without words, about a youth and a common kitchen chair. When the young man tries to sit on a chair which declines to be sat upon, there is an ensuing struggle, first for mastery and then for understanding., Utilizing the animation technique of pixilation, McLaren presents a fable about a young man who struggles with a chair that refuses to be sat upon. When the roles are reversed and the chair is able to sit on the man for a moment, the problem is resolved. A protest against inconsideration and oppression.
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NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.
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- Wikidata · Q3148578 ↗ — country, genre, credits
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