Underplayed Gems

The Carousel (1980)

The Carousel poster
Original title
Le Manège
Directed by
Jean-Pierre Jeunet
Genre
animation, fantasy
Country
France
Runtime
10 min
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 7 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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The catalogue in 3D

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How it feels

This French stop-motion animated short follows a man riding a carousel. The carousel comes to life with strange and whimsical characters. The film is a visual fantasy with a musical rhythm.

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What happens

Le Manège est un court-métrage d'animation en stop motion français réalisé par Marc Caro et Jean-Pierre Jeunet, sorti en 1980. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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