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Neighbours

  • 1952
  • Not Rated
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7.9/10
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Jean Paul Ladouceur and Grant Munro in Neighbours (1952)
Stop Motion AnimationAnimationComedyShort

A surreal story of two neighbours' destructive feud over a flower.A surreal story of two neighbours' destructive feud over a flower.A surreal story of two neighbours' destructive feud over a flower.

  • Director
    • Norman McLaren
  • Writer
    • Norman McLaren
  • Stars
    • Grant Munro
    • Jean Paul Ladouceur
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    • IMDb RATING
    7.9/10
    4K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Norman McLaren
    • Writer
      • Norman McLaren
    • Stars
      • Grant Munro
      • Jean Paul Ladouceur
    • 20User reviews
    • 6Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Grant Munro
    • Neighbour on the Right
    Jean Paul Ladouceur
    • Neighbour on the Left
    • Director
      • Norman McLaren
    • Writer
      • Norman McLaren
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    • Trivia
      According to Mark Cousins in his "The Story of Film: An Odyssey: Episode #1.12", painter Pablo Picasso called this one "the best film ever made."
    • Alternate versions
      For many years, the only copies available were cut by about fifteen seconds - the sequence (about 6:45 to 7:00) with the two neighbours attacking each others' wives and babies was cut out. It was restored in the 1970s from an old print that was not in the best of condition.
    • Connections
      Edited into 50 for 50: Volume 1, Tape 3: Animation: Reflections (1989)

    User reviews20

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    10/10

    Very well done and more than a touch ironic

    This short, which combines live-action with stop-motion animation, was nominated for two Oscars and won for Best Documentary Short. The events depicted become more ironic as they unfold and to describe any of the details to any great degree would be unfair to the short and to future viewers. Totally recommended.
    • llltdesq
    • Sep 15, 2000
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • January 1, 1952 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Official site
      • Neighbours
    • Language
      • None
    • Also known as
      • Neighbours (Nachbarn)
    • Production company
      • National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
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    Tech specs

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    • Runtime
      8 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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