The Bead Game
Movie | |
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Original title | The Bead Game |
Country of production | Canada |
original language | English |
Publishing year | 1977 |
length | 6 minutes |
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Director | Ishu Patel |
production |
Derek Lamb for the National Film Board of Canada |
music | Jnan Prakash Ghosh |
The Bead Game , French title Histoire des perles , is a 1977 Canadian animated short film directed by Ishu Patel .
action
Some pearls appear and form worms that crawl around. Pearls are constantly forming new forms of populations, starting with early snails and dinosaurs, through to mammals and humans. Each population fights each other in its own way and destroys its counterpart, which crumbles into pearls. Humanity is fighting each other, with the means becoming more and more brutal - from arrows to knives and shields, to rifles, tanks and missiles with huge armies. A pearl explosion occurs, leaving a person with an atom in his hands.
Awards
The Bead Game was nominated for an Oscar in the category " Best Animated Short Film " in 1978 , but could not prevail against Le château de sable . In the same year Patel received a BAFTA in the category " Best Short Fictional Film ".
Web links
- Watch the film on the National Film Board of Canada website
- The Bead Game in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- The Bead Game on bcdb.com