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Courtesy of Expanded Entertainment
“Balance” is a short morality play on the nature of greed, by twin brothers Christoph and Wolfgang
Lavenstein.
Sheldon presents 18 short films
showing various animators’ works
By John Payne
Senior Reporter
The Sheldon Film Theater is again
showcasing the best animation from
around the world, as it welcomes the
22nd International Tournee of Ani
mation. Last year’s second “Anima
lion Celebration” was a visual feast,
with styles ranging from traditional
“cel” cartooning to the slick com
puter-generated animation.
Although this year’s offerings are
somewhat less impressive, they pro
vide welcQme relief from the current
field of stale, feature-length flicks.
The 18 short films represent the
works of independent animators and
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animation studios from 10 countries,
including the United States, Canada,
Yugoslavia, West Germany and the
Soviet Union. Clay animation, or
‘ ‘claymation,’ ’ watercolors and even
puppetry are on display.
Subject matter varies greatly. Some,
like Yugoslavia’s “Pictures From
Memory” are quite serious, relating
the artists’ thoughts and emotions.
One of the very best films of the
Tournee is “The Cow,” a somber
story about a Russian farm boy’s friend
ship with a newborn calf. When his
father sells the calf, the family plum
mets into despair. The soft shifts be
tween shadow and light make Alex
ander Petrov’s talc even more desper
ate.
“The Cow,” along with West
Germany’s “Balance” was an Acad
emy Aw ard nominee in 1989 for Best
Animated Short Feature, and with
good reason. It’s the best of the lot.
One of the more intriguing films is
“Pictures of Memory,” a lf-minutc
flashback that capsulizes the history
of Eastern Europe between 1940 and
1960. Using extremely quick edits,
and a soaring classical score, “Pic
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lures” recounts the events, both po
litical and personal, that shaped the
life of Yugoslavia animator Nedjeljko
Dragic.
“Shradrack,” the Beastie Boy’s
colorful “music video,” of sorts is
also one of the standouts. Oil paint
ings are animated to the forceful rap
tune of the same name. The artwork is
pleasing, and the film as a whole puts
one in the concert arena with the
Beasties.
Some of the more imaginative
works, though, arc also the most
whimsical. Boston’s Olive Jar Ani
mation Studios, which had several
short films featured in the Second
Animation Celebration, contributes
the most hilarious entry in the Tournee
with “A Very, Very Long Time Ago.”
It speculates on man’s origin in a way
that satisfies both creationists and
evolutionists.
“A Warm Reception in L.A.”
chronicles a struggling New York
author’s attempts to sell his screen
play in Hollywood. ‘ The check is on
the way,” the movie moguls keep
telling him to Lanstronaut’s catchy
reggae beat.
The 22nd Tournee also features
the work of cartoonist Bill Plympton,
whose odd brand of humor is inter
spersed between the films. Also worth
noting is a compilation of animated
“self portraits” turned in by all the
artists involved. As varied as their
work is, an unbound imagination is
the common thread.
The 22nd Tournee of Animation
plays tonight through Sunday, and
Sept. 13-16 at the Sheldon FilmThea
tcr. Show times arc at 7 p.m. and 9:15
p.m., with matinees Saturday at 12:45
p.m. and 3 p.m., Sunday at 2:30p.m.
and 4:45 p.m.
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