A Chairy tale

Duration: 10

Year Published: 1957

Creator: INTL. FILM BUREAU

Format: 16mm

Color: B&W

Sound: sound

Description: A fairy tale in the modern manner, told without words, about a youth and a common kitchen chair. When the young man tries to sit on a chair which declines to be sat upon, there is an ensuing struggle, first for mastery and then for understanding., Utilizing the animation technique of pixilation, McLaren presents a fable about a young man who struggles with a chair that refuses to be sat upon. When the roles are reversed and the chair is able to sit on the man for a moment, the problem is resolved. A protest against inconsideration and oppression.

Complete Record: A fairy tale in the modern manner, told without words, about a youth and a common kitchen chair. When the young man tries to sit on a chair which declines to be sat upon, there is an ensuing struggle, first for mastery and then for understanding., Utilizing the animation technique of pixilation, McLaren presents a fable about a young man who struggles with a chair that refuses to be sat upon. When the roles are reversed and the chair is able to sit on the man for a moment, the problem is resolved. A protest against inconsideration and oppression. NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.