The Old Lady and the Pigeons (1998)

Original title

La vieille dame et les pigeons

Directed by

Sylvain Chomet

Genre

surrealism, black comedy, drama film, comedy drama, drama fiction

Country

United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Canada

Runtime

22 min

Rating

7.7 of 10 from 69 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A starving policeman dresses up as a pigeon to trick an old lady into feeding him. The film follows his strange scheme and its consequences.

quirkywhimsicaldarkly comicsurrealmoodygentleoddnostalgic

What happens

The Old Lady and the Pigeons (French: La vieille dame et les pigeons) is a 1997 animated short film written and directed by Sylvain Chomet. It tells the slightly surreal story of a starving policeman who dresses up as a pigeon and tricks an old lady into feeding him. The film was produced through the French company Les Armateurs with support from companies in Canada, Belgium and the United Kingdom. It was Chomet's debut film and won several awards including the Grand Prix at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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