Hunger

1974
12m

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Computer Animation Animation Comedy Horror Short

Cruel, and utterly effective, Peter Foldes' experimentation with computer animation employs a bold speechless narrative to draw attention to the grave effects of consumerism. Who needs ethic... Read allCruel, and utterly effective, Peter Foldes' experimentation with computer animation employs a bold speechless narrative to draw attention to the grave effects of consumerism. Who needs ethics when everything is within arm's reach?Cruel, and utterly effective, Peter Foldes' experimentation with computer animation employs a bold speechless narrative to draw attention to the grave effects of consumerism. Who needs ethics when everything is within arm's reach?

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- Peter Foldes

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6.9/10

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Director
- Peter Foldes

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 2 wins & 2 nominations total

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This is the first computer-animated film to be nominated for an Academy Award.

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Edited into International Festival of Animation (1977)

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10/10

Weird And Wonderful Animated Adventure

Peter Foldes' trailblazing computer-assisted animation shows the incredible potential of this genre. The imagery is strange, lurid, almost psychedelic as one scene morphs into another. A repetitive machinelike musical soundtrack backs the unfolding principal narrative.

Our own civilization's rampant consumerism is symbolized by a single man, whose appetite, desires, and lack of control precludes any happy or reasonable balance. In the end he is forced to confront hunger born out of of impoverishment, rather than the result of affluence and greed. The conclusion is ambiguous: is it our future or our present that we are seeing?

I saw this film late one night on CBC in 1974 and it truly freaked me out. Eight years later I was able to get a 35mm film print of it for a report I did in high school French class. Today I finally own it on DVD. Seminal viewing for fans of the animated short film.