Monsieur Tête
Sign in to track this film in your collection or want list.
The bizarre and surrealistic adventures of Monsieur Tête, presented in cut-out animation, serve as a fable of contemporary life. Exercising at his window, the protagonist collapses and gets up with a vase of flowers on his head. As he ponders noble thoughts, his head becomes Shakespeare, Napoleon, and Charlie Chaplin. In an office where all movements are mechanical, the workers extract a dead mouse and a candle from him. Monsieur Tête attends a reception where the gourmands eat jewelry and gossip incessantly. He is incarcerated, hammers his head and argues with it. At the conclusion, Monsieur Tête wins decorations, loses his features and becomes a faceless figure with a guardian angel.
Credits
Jan Lenica; Henri Gruel; Eugène Ionesco; Henri Colpi; Philippe Arthuys; Equippe Arcady; Argos Films; Films Armoal
Complete catalog record
The bizarre and surrealistic adventures of Monsieur Tête, presented in cut-out animation, serve as a fable of contemporary life. Exercising at his window, the protagonist collapses and gets up with a vase of flowers on his head. As he ponders noble thoughts, his head becomes Shakespeare, Napoleon, and Charlie Chaplin. In an office where all movements are mechanical, the workers extract a dead mouse and a candle from him. Monsieur Tête attends a reception where the gourmands eat jewelry and gossip incessantly. He is incarcerated, hammers his head and argues with it. At the conclusion, Monsieur Tête wins decorations, loses his features and becomes a faceless figure with a guardian angel.
Related films
Sources
- 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description, catalog record
- BERKELEY ART MUSEUM AND PACIFIC FILM ARCHIVE · record ↗ — title, year, creator, length, format, color, sound, description, credits
Original permalink · Record added 2024-05-11 17:10:43