

Neighbours
Love your neighbor, meaning, to treat others as you would have them treat you.
In this Oscar-winning short film, Norman McLaren employs the principles normally used to put drawings or puppets into motion to animate live actors. The story is a parable about two people who come to blows over the possession of a flower.
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- Released
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- Language
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- newspaper
- fight
- peace
- surrealism
- murder
- stop motion
- neighbor
- fence
- moral
- short film
- animation
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical1 Jan 1952
FinlandFI
- Theatrical (limited)K-161 Jan 1952
PortugalPT
- TheatricalM/121 Jan 1952
- TVM/121 Jan 1952
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Neighbours was released on 1 January 1952.
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1- C7/10
CinemaSerf
2/5/2024
Two neighbours emerge from their homes to sit on deck-chairs reading the same newspaper - with polar opposite headlines, before they become captivated by a dandelion that appears on their shared lawn. Curious, they investigate then both engage in some energetic and slightly surreal acrobatics around their garden followed by a slight "discussion" as to the ownership of the flower. Their peaceful co-existence is now th…
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