The replacement

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Movie
German title The replacement
Original title Surogate
Country of production Yugoslavia
original language English
Publishing year 1961
length 10 mins
Rod
Director Dušan Vukotić
script Rudolf Sremec
production Zagreb film

The replacement is a Yugoslavian animated short film from 1961 produced by Dušan Vukotić at Zagreb Film .

action

A man goes to the sea. He takes various small, geometric figures out of his car, which he inflates with the help of an air pump : a tent, an air mattress and a small boat are created. He hangs an inflated fish on his also inflated fishing rod to celebrate the catch afterwards. An inflated woman doesn't appeal to him and he deflates her; the second he enlarges the bust size before he starts flirting with her. However, she rejects him and goes swimming. The man then lets a pumped up shark into the water, which he kills without further ado and thus wins the woman's heart. Soon afterwards she runs away with a muscular surfer and the man spontaneously lets the woman out of breath. The surfer commits suicide by pulling his stopper.

The man returns to his belongings. He deflates everywhere, inflates his car and stacks the little figures in the car. He also lets the air out of the sea and packs it up. He inflates a street and drives home. A nail lurks in the street that will eventually deflate the car. The man is thrown through the air and remains lifeless. His plug loosens and he collapses. The small, remaining triangle is also finally sucked in.

Awards

The replacement won in 1962 the Oscar in the category " Best Animated Short Film ". It was the first non-American film to receive an Oscar in this category. The replacement held numerous other film awards, including the special jury award at the Oberhausen International Short Film Festival (1962) and the Golden Gate Award for the best animated short film at the San Francisco Film Festival (1961).

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