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Plot:
A fine day in the life of a fly presented completely from the fly's point of view. A fine day until something dreary happens, that is. |
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Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another 2 wins
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For 1980, it's pretty good
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Also Known As:
The Fly
Die Fliege (West Germany) [de]Kärpänen (Finland) [fi]La mouche (France) [fr]
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Runtime:
3 min
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Most people seeing this film today will probably not be very excited about its graphics--after all, amazing computer generated graphics and techniques are the norm today. But for 1980, this is a truly unusual film and has a great look. The film is the world as seen by a fly. Apparently flies are color blind and everything in the film is sepia tinted. The backgrounds are all painted with a black brush and as the camera follows the path of the fly, they use a fish-eye lens to heighten the effect that you're seeing what the fly is seeing. The actual content, while interesting, isn't that important--it's more the experience of seeing the world from this unusual viewpoint that is the film.
Not surprisingly, this film received the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film and is a good film for fans of the genre. However, the casual viewer might not be so captivated by this experimental film.