Close to You By the Carpenters
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A stop-motion film set to the song “Close to You” by The Carpenters. It was made by a Chicago high school student David Strutzel as a hobby in 1971; it went onto win an award from the “Young Chicago Filmmakers Festival” that same year.
Credits
David Strutzel (director); David Strutzel (producer); Louie Schamal (contributor); The Carpenters (performing group)
Complete catalog record
Cfa collection: Chicago Public Library Collection
Notes: Lyrics to the song "Close to You" are illustrated by stop-motion piggy banks
Subjects: Music; Animals; Love
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: 150 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/8946
Notes: Lyrics to the song "Close to You" are illustrated by stop-motion piggy banks
Subjects: Music; Animals; Love
Places: North America > United States > Illinois > Chicago
Language: English
Cfa elements: 150 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/8946
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Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:01