La Maison en Petits Cubes (2008)
- Original title
- つみきのいえ
- Directed by
- Kunio Katō
- Genre
- drama film, family film, Drama
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 12 min
- Rating
- 7.9 of 10 from 464 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
An old man lives alone in a house that is slowly being submerged by rising water. He builds new levels on top to stay above the water, and while doing so he remembers his life and lost family.
melancholicgentlereflectivequietnostalgicpoignantslow-pacedvisually simple
What happens
La Maison en Petits Cubes (つみきのいえ, Tsumiki no ie; "The House of Small Cubes") is a 2008 Japanese animated drama short film created by Kunio Katō, with music by Kenji Kondo and produced by Robot Communications and animated by Oh! Production. It won several prizes, including The Annecy Cristal at the 32nd Annecy International Animated Film Festival and the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 81st Academy Awards. It was also included in the Animation Show of Shows in 2008. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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The Naked Island (1960)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.