Hunger (1974)
- Original title
- La Faim
- Directed by
- Peter Foldes
- Genre
- silent film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 11 min
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 35 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.
How it feels
A greedy man constantly eats and consumes more, but his hunger is never satisfied. The film uses early computer animation to show the destructive cycle of gluttony and greed in modern society.
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What happens
Hunger/La Faim is a 1974 animated short film produced by the National Film Board of Canada. It was directed by Peter Foldes and is one of the first computer animation films. The story, told without words, is a morality tale about greed and gluttony in contemporary society. The film won thirteen film awards from 1974–75, and it was nominated for Best Animated Short Film at the 47th Academy Awards in 1975. An additional Academy Award was granted in 1997 for technical achievement in computer animation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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