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
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 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)
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