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.
| Tagline | Love your neighbor, meaning, to treat others as you would have them treat you. |
| Release Date: | Jan 01, 1952 |
| Genres: | Comedy, Animation |
| Production Company: | ONF | NFB |
| Production Countries: | Canada |
| Casts: | Grant Munro, Jean Paul Ladouceur |
| Status: | Released |
| Budget: | $0 |
| Revenue: | 0 |
Two neighbours emerge from their homes to sit on deck-chairs reading the same newspaper - with polar opposite headlines, before they become captivated by a dandelion that appears on their shared lawn. Curious, they investigate then both engage in some energetic and slightly surreal acrobatics around their garden followed by a slight "discussion" as to the ownership of the flower. Their peaceful co-existence is now threatened by a picket-fence! Is it the end of a beautiful friendship? Well only a fence-post duel and some fisticuffs might decide - assuming, of course, the watching plant decides to stick around or even survives for long enough! There's no dialogue but a quirky and lively, synthesised, soundtrack helps this daft, slightly slapstick, caper along entertainingly to a rather brutal and destructive denouement that did raise a smile. The moral? Well, love thy neighbour of course!
