The_Street_(1976_film)

<i>The Street</i> (1976 film)

The Street (1976 film)

1976 short film by Caroline Leaf

The Street is a 1976 animated short film by Caroline Leaf for the National Film Board of Canada.[2][3]

Quick Facts The Street, Directed by ...

Summary

Based on a short story of the same name by Mordecai Richler about the reactions of members of a Jewish family to the death of a grandmother, the film makes a strong statement about how many families respond to their old and infirm members. In paint on glass animation, with washes of watercolour and ink, Leaf illustrates reactions to a dying grandmother, captures the subjects' feelings and distills them into harsh reality.[4][5]

Reception and legacy

In addition to its numerous film festival awards, in 1984, the Olympiad of Animation, sponsored by the International Animated Film Association (ASIFA) and the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee, named The Street the 2nd Best Film of All Time (Skazka Skazok, or Tale of Tales, was #1).[6] In 1991, for the 50th anniversary of the founding of ASIFA, a list of "Best Films of All Time: 50 Animated Films for the 50th" was created; The Street was ranked at number nine.

Awards

References

  1. [1]
    Evans 1991, p. 228.
  2. [2]
    "The Street". nfb.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  3. [3]
    "The Street". 1976. National Film Board of Canada Web site. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
  4. [4]
    "The Street". Canadian Film Encyclopedia. Toronto International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 2013-08-24.
  5. [5]
    Wyndham Wise, ed. (2001-09-08). "The Street". Take One's Essential Guide to Canadian Film. University of Toronto Press. pp. 201–202. ISBN 978-0802083982.
  6. [6]
    Deneroff, Harvey. "The Olympiad of Animation:". awn.com. Animation World Network. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  7. [7]
    Townend, Paul. "Wendy Michener Award". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Historica-Dominion. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013.
  8. [8]
    Notable children's films and videos, filmstrips, and recordings, 1973-1986. Chicago: ALA. 1987. ISBN 978-0-8389-3342-8. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  9. [9]
    Caroline Leaf on THE STREET, archived from the original on 2021-12-21, retrieved 2021-05-19
  10. [10]
    Short Film Winners: 1977 Oscars
  11. [11]
    1977|Oscars.org

Works cited
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article The_Street_(1976_film), and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.