The Girl Made of Wood (1958)

Original title

木头姑娘

Directed by

He Yumen

Genre

animation, fantasy

Country

People's Republic of China

Runtime

20 min

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

An old carpenter carves a wooden girl. An old painter gives her color and an old silversmith makes her jewelry. A young herder falls in love with her and sings to bring her to life. Four creators argue over who the living wooden girl belongs to.

whimsicalgentlefolkloriclightheartedanimatedquaintcheerfulpoetic

What happens

《木头姑娘》是一部中国上海美术电影制片厂制作的木偶动画，于1958年上映。 老木匠将一株枯木雕刻成了一个姑娘的模样，老画匠看到这个木头姑娘后，给她绘上了美丽的颜色，老银匠又给她造了一副银饰。木头姑娘被打扮得十分漂亮，栩栩如生。一位牧马的青年看见木头姑娘后，深深地爱上了她，并用歌声打动了木头姑娘，使木头姑娘拥有了生命。正当木头姑娘要与青年并肩离去时，木匠、画匠和银匠追过来与青年争执，四人均认为木头姑娘应属于自己…… (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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