Siren (1968)

Original title

Sirene

Directed by

Raoul Servais

Genre

fantasy, animation, drama, comedy

Country

Belgium

Runtime

9 min

Rating

6.4 of 10 from 16 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

In a harbor city ruled by cold machines and logic, a boy meets a mermaid. Their encounter briefly brings a sense of wonder into his industrial world.

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What happens

Siren (Dutch: Sirene) is a 1968 Belgian animated short film written and directed by Raoul Servais. Set in a harbour city dominated by mechanical beasts and reason, it is about the encounter between a boy and a mermaid. The nine and a half minutes long film was produced with support from the Flemish Community and received a number of awards at international film festivals. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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