Synopsis:
On a beach at the seaside, a tourist is blowing up and creating an entire camp out of plastic. In this colourful inflatable environment there is a plastic surrogate for everything, even feelings. The beach sees the birth of a thrilling love, jealousy and revenge, and finally tragedy. Everything deflated and came down with the appearance of one small realistic nail.
- Director:
- Dušan Vukotić
- Year:
- 1961
- Country:
- Croatia
- Running time:
- 10 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Cut-Out Animation
- Original title:
- Surogat
- Production type:
- Professional
- Animator:
- Dušan Vukotić
- Script writer:
- Rudolf Sremec
- Music composer:
- Tomica Simović
- Editor:
- Tea Brunšmid
- Production:
- Zagreb Film
- Genres:
- Comedy, Abstract, Experimental, Non-narrative
- Tags:
- Surreal, Festival Darlings, Technology and society, Humor, Poetic, Transformation, Dreams, Non-violent, Shame
- Audience:
- 10+
- Awards:
- Oscar 1691: Best Animated Short Film
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