The Story of Mr. Nanguo (1981)
- Original title
- 南郭先生
- Directed by
- Wang Borong
- Genre
- animation
- Country
- People's Republic of China
- Runtime
- 18 min
- Rating
- 8.0 of 10 from 1 voters
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 Chinese animated short film based on an ancient idiom. A man who cannot play the yu (a wind instrument) pretends to be a skilled musician in the king's orchestra. His deception works until the old king dies and the new king demands solo performances from each musician.
playfulsatiricallightheartedbittersweetclassicshorteducationalfast-paced
What happens
《》是一部中国上海美术电影制片厂制作的剪纸动画短片，根据成语滥竽充数的故事改编。该片获得了中国文化部1981度优秀美术片奖。 齐宣王爱听竽，便号令向全国召集三百名吹竽好手为他吹竽。已召集到二百九十九名，尚缺一名时，南郭先生主动来到齐宣王面前自荐，也成为了三百名乐师之一。但其实南郭先生吹竽很难听，为了不被别人发现，南郭先生便将豆子塞进竽里面，不让竽发声。由于齐宣王喜爱听合奏，且南郭先生又善于装腔作势、阿谀奉承，所以他不但一直没有露馅，反而深得齐宣王的欢心。可惜好景不长，齐宣王驾崩，齐愍王继位，齐愍王不喜听合奏，而是喜欢听乐师们一个一个的单独吹奏。众乐师于是推举了先王最宠爱的南郭先生率先吹奏，南郭先生原形毕露，最后偷偷地溜走了。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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