In this Oscar-winning short film, Norman McLaren employs the principles normally used to put drawings or puppets into motion to animate live actors. The story is a parable about two people who come to blows over the possession of a flower.
Directed by Norman McLaren
newspaper
fight
peace
surrealism
murder
stop motion
neighbor
fence
moral
short film
animation
Rank
#4 in 1952·#1388 overall
IMDB
N/A
Letterboxd
4.0 / 5
Crew
Norman McLaren
Director
Norman McLaren
Writer
Wolf Koenig
Director of Photography
Norman McLaren
Producer
Norman McLaren
Animation
Norman McLaren
Music
Popular Reviews
127 reviews
DiyanaPRO
7.0★ · 05/24/26
There’s something very homoerotic about this
There’s something very homoerotic about this
Ash Smith
9.0★ · 04/22/26
yaoi is everywhere for those with eyes to see…
yaoi is everywhere for those with eyes to see…
Maha
5.0★ · 03/30/26
i feel like i’m not at the film lover level yet where i can fully appreciate this the way other people do. Also this is very doomed yaoi
i feel like i’m not at the film lover level yet where i can fully appreciate this the way other people do. Also this is very doomed yaoi
Fabu
10.0★ · 03/27/26
Join Me in Death (Flowey's Version)
Join Me in Death (Flowey's Version)
Burçin
8.0★ · 03/19/26
Parlez y’a quoi J’ai grave rigolé quand ils ont commencé à se battre
Parlez y’a quoi J’ai grave rigolé quand ils ont commencé à se battre
