The Magic Pear Tree
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Magic Pear Tree |
| Country of production | United States |
| original language | English |
| Publishing year | 1968 |
| length | 10 mins |
| Rod | |
| Director | Charles Swenson |
| script |
Jimmy T. Murakami Charles Swenson |
| production | Jimmy T. Murakami for Murakami-Wolf Productions |
| music | Laurindo Almeida |
| cut | Rich Harrison |
The Magic Pear Tree is an American animated short film directed by Charles Swenson in 1968.
action
The famous lover Jean Navarro arrives at the castle of a marquis . This is a vulgar bon vivant who has been married to the young Chantelle for a short time. At lunch the Marquis falls asleep and Chantelle goes into the garden with Jean, shows him the roses, the stables and the summer house and shortly afterwards confesses her love for him. Jean asks her to do three things as proof of her affection: the tail feathers of her husband's favorite bird, the marquis's whiskers and one of his teeth. She can get all three things. Jean then suggests a picnic for all three people, which is organized under a pear tree .
In order to get close to Chantelle, Jean climbs up the tree, as he supposedly wants to pick pears for dessert. From above he asks the Marquis not to exchange tenderness with Chantelle in his presence. The Marquis rejects this, but Jean claims that he sees both of them together from above. He concludes that it must be a magical pear tree. The marquis wants to see for himself. While he is climbing the tree, Chantelle and Jean hug each other. The marquis, in turn, after looking down, is convinced that it must actually be a magical pear tree.
production
The plot is based on a story by Giovanni Boccaccio . The film was animated by Charles Swenson, Duane Crowther, Dave Brain and Ron Campbell. The film was first released in 1968.
synchronization
| role | Original speaker |
|---|---|
| Jean Navarro | Paul Frees |
| Chantelle | Agnes Moorehead |
| marquis | Keenan Wynn |
Awards
The Magic Pear Tree was nominated for an Oscar in the category Best Animated Short Film in 1969, but could not prevail against Winnie the Pooh and the dog weather .