Hunger poster

Hunger

6.3(38)197412m1

In this Oscar-nominated animated short film, director Peter Foldès depicts one man’s descent into greed and gluttony. Rapidly dissolving and ever-evolving images create a contrast between abundance and want. One of the first films to use computer animation, this satire serves as a cautionary tale against self-indulgence in a world still plagued by hunger and poverty.

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  • hunger
  • surrealism
  • computer animation
  • food
  • gluttony
  • indulgence
  • short film
  • french

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Canada

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  • CanadaCA

    • Theatrical16mm1 Oct 1974

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Hunger was released on 1 October 1974.

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    CinemaSerf

    4/6/2024

    7/10

    I wasn't sure until the end if this might not have been better called 'Appetite". It's a very early computer generated animation that depicts just how easy it makes it for us, as human beings, to embrace a convenience society in which all sense of proportion is compromised. The imagery here isn't my favourite style of presentation, but as we see the original character morph into the end product, it's about as allegor…

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