This animation short combines two of the La Fontaine fables,The Lion and the Gnat, plus The Lion Grown Old..
France
Is it worth your time? If you like old-school animation that feels like a fever dream, yes. This is for people who think modern CGI is too smooth and miss the weird, jerky soul of puppets. If you need a fast-paced plot or clear morals, you’ll probably find this boring and a bit creepy. Wladyslaw Starewicz had a way of...
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Wladyslaw Starewicz
Ralph Ince
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"Is it worth your time? If you like old-school animation that feels like a fever dream, yes. This is for people who think modern CGI is too smooth and miss the weird, jerky soul of puppets. If you need a fast-paced plot or clear morals, you’ll probably find this boring and a bit creepy. Wladyslaw Starewicz had a way of making puppets look like they were actually thinking. In this short, the lion isn't just a prop; he has this heavy, burdened posture that tells you everything before he even moves..."
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