I saw this short film on tv last night and had to share it with you.
If you are a regular reader by now you have probably guessed I am a sucker for animation and that I love a good book and The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore has both, no wonder I was glued to it!
It also has a magic library, a Wizard of Oz style whirlwind scene and dared to ask the big questions like “Why does the weasel go ‘pop’? Does it matter? If life is enjoyable does it have to make sense?”
I dare you to resist.
The entire film runs for about 15 minutes and is wonderful. Below is the (short) official trailer but to see the whole thing click here.
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Clearly wonderful. Hugs xxxx
It was on too late for the kids to see so I think I will have to sit them down in front of it tonight. I’m sure they will love it too 😀
Just about to show it to the Daughter. As an animator she must see this.
Ok, I need to watch the full film at lunchtime but the trailer is wonderful… 7 year old EllaDee loves Pop Goes the Weasel, and we both love books!
On the subject of animation, if you haven’t seen Snow White and the Huntsman (rated MA as there’s lots of sword fights and killing), we watched it yesterday and I loved it, the G.O. said it was ok but didn’t move for the duration… anyway, the enchanted forest scenes is animated and especially captivating 🙂
Glad you liked the clip. It is a lovely little movie, all without speaking, I love it when they can tell an entire story without having to tell you what to think 😀
I am pleased to hear you say that about Snow White, it has been on my want-to-watch list for ages but I wasn’t sure about it. Now you have made me want to give it a go. The new Hansel and Gretel movie looks pretty interesting too.
I saw the Hansel & Gretel advert and thought hmmm… I’ll wait and see what you think. I wasn’t sure about Snow White as I’m not at all into what is currently trendy in Fantasy genre. Snow White ventures there but not as much as I anticipated. I had a feeling, so added it to the QuickFlix queue in the interests of new and different.
If we see H&G I will let you know what I think.
We tend to avoid these ‘flavour of the moment’ movies too. Even though The Hobbit was my favourite book as a child, and I loved the LOTR movies, I don’t really want to see the new movie. I am scared that their interpretation will ruin my long-lived mental image of the book.
I haven’t seen The Time Traveller’s Wife for the same reason – I loved the book. I couldn’t bear to to be disappointed. I have the Hobbit in the QF queue… far too long to sit in a cinema to see, but worse for me was many years ago I saw a stage play of the Hobbit with life size puppets and Henri Szeps as Gandalf…hard to explain but it was magical 🙂
The full clip was WONDERFUL… I let my imagination run away with me and thought how magical it would be to have a house full of living, flying childrens and classics books 🙂
It was certainly a nice way to start my week! I just downloaded it off itunes so I could show the kids tonight without killing my monthly download limit by the end of the day…
It is such a sweet storyline, I think we all deserve a magical library and happy books with legs. If I saw this when I was small I would so have wanted to be that girl on the steps at the end.
I’ve just reblogged the full video because EVERYBODY should see this. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!
😀 So pleased you liked it! 😀
I LOVE it!
Ad I finally get around to reading it here on your post after I watched it on acflory’s. just beautiful, loved it:-)
Glad you watched it (one way or another!) I’m pleased you liked it as much as I did 🙂
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You should try and track down Paperboy, which won the Oscar for best animated short or something (I was only half paying attention.) It played before Wreck-It Ralph and was amazing.
I heard about that one, I’ll have to give it a look. Short animated films are my favourite 😀
I saw it and loved it. It had that wonderful whimsy that animation can develop.
Wonderful diversion on a Monday! Thanks!!!
Happy that you liked it, these kinds of short films can be such a mood lifter. 🙂
That was a beautiful film. mean, thank you so much for bringing it to me. I always knew that books were magical! And the lovely touch of the Humpty Dumpty book. Awww…..
The little Humpty face was just perfect wasn’t it 🙂 I am glad you liked it and I will have to look for Paperboy too. I love it when I find these beautiful things to share 😀
(Sorry, my iPad auto corrected Metan to ‘mean’. 😦 How rude was that?!)
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