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The Birds Upstairs

  • 2011
  • 9m
IMDb RATING
7.8/10
58
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Artwork by Jill Tegan Doherty
Frustrated attempts to bear children overwhelm the lives of an aristocratic, avian couple in the early nineteenth century.
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Frustrated attempts to bear children overwhelm the lives of an aristocratic, avian couple in the early nineteenth century.Frustrated attempts to bear children overwhelm the lives of an aristocratic, avian couple in the early nineteenth century.Frustrated attempts to bear children overwhelm the lives of an aristocratic, avian couple in the early nineteenth century.

  • Director
    • Christopher Jarvis
  • Writer
    • Christopher Jarvis
  • Star
    • Simon Prebble
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.8/10
    58
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Christopher Jarvis
    • Writer
      • Christopher Jarvis
    • Star
      • Simon Prebble
    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Awards
      • 20 wins & 6 nominations total

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    Simon Prebble
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    • Director
      • Christopher Jarvis
    • Writer
      • Christopher Jarvis
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    10buzzy_bob

    a frightfull beauty

    Wow. I'm here to pay my homage to the author of this incredibly well-done short.

    The scenes and colors are fantastic. The heavy dramatic feeling is sometimes unbearable, but at the same time, it's a great enjoyable tale.

    How couldn't more people know this short? That's a shame really.
    10Larry-Bojorquez

    Breathtaking

    I caught this film at the zero fest a couple weeks ago and let me just say: it totally blew me away.

    The first thing everyone first notices are the visuals, which are incredible. The sets especially were to die for (lol) and must have cost a small fortune. But what really impressed me was the writing of it, very clever and poignant. And the symbolic use of birds..... It was heavy but not enough to drag you down, or very long for that matter. Plus there were some points of relief I even laughed out loud a couple times at some of the interactions with the "kid", (I won't say more than that).

    I'll be on the look out for features from this kid.
    Kirpianuscus

    lovely

    The atmosphere. The voice of narrator. The symbols. The story. And the visuals. A film for reflection about family, happiness, solitude in two and charming animation. Many reasons for define it as special. Or, just a sort of revelation about the pulse of an universe prisoner of itself.

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    • Trivia
      The hospital scene was filmed in an exact replica of Franklin D. Roosevelt's personal doctor's office when president. It is at the Dittrick Museum of Medical History in Cleveland, Ohio.
    • Quotes

      Narrator: Each evening, Edward & Henrietta would labor to conceive. This task had no become a chore, as affection was traded for efficiency - but without success.

    • Soundtracks
      Lascia ch'io pianga
      (From Rinaldo)

      Written by George Frideric Handel

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    • Release date
      • June 28, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Jarvis Films
      • Tisch School of the Arts (NYU)
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    • Runtime
      • 9m
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.66 : 1

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