The Dot and the Line (1965)

Original title

The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics

Directed by

Chuck Jones

Genre

comedy film, romance film, family film

Country

United States

Runtime

10 min

Rated

NR

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 49 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A straight line loves a dot but she is infatuated with a chaotic squiggle. The line tries to win her by learning to make beautiful shapes and patterns.

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What happens

The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics is a 1965 animated short film directed by Chuck Jones and co-directed by Maurice Noble, based on the 1963 book of the same name written and illustrated by Norton Juster, who also provided the film's script. The film was narrated by Robert Morley and produced by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. It won the 1965 Academy Award for Animated Short Film and was entered into the Short Film Palme d'Or competition at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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