Tragic Story with Happy Ending | |
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Directed by | Regina Pessoa |
Music by | Normand Roger |
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Running time | 7 minutes 43 seconds |
Countries | Portugal Canada France |
Tragic Story with Happy Ending (French: Histoire tragique avec fin heureuse) is a 2005 animated short by Regina Pessoa.
Production
To make the 7 minute 43 second film, Pessoa's drawings were transferred to glossy paper, brushed with India ink, scratched with a blade to give the effect of an engraving, then photographed. National Film Board of Canada film composer Normand Roger supplied the score for the film.
The film was the second in a trilogy of animated shorts by Pessoa about childhood, between A Noite (1999) and Kali the Little Vampire.
Reception
Tragic Story with Happy Ending has received numerous awards, becoming one of Portugal's most acclaimed animated films. They include the Cristal and TPS Cineculte awards for short film at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival, a special international jury prize at the Hiroshima International Animation Festival, and a Genie Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 28th Genie Awards.
References
- Serpa, Ana (1 December 2008). "Regina Pessoa – Happy story with happy ending". UP Magazine. TAP Portugal. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- Lumsden, Ian (11 October 2007). "Regina Pessoa "Tragic Story with Happy Ending"". Animation Blog. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- Arrant, Chris (15 May 2012). "World Premiere of Andrea Dorfman's NFB Film "Big Mouth" At Worldwide Short Film Festival". Cartoon Brew. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
- Sérgio C. Andrade (18 May 2014). "Um museu de animação no espaço rural". publico.pt (in Portuguese). Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- Kaufman, Debra (November 8, 2006). "Culled from festivals and art house theaters, animated short films vie for a spot in the sun". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
External links
- Tragic Story with Happy Ending at IMDb
- Tragic Story with Happy Ending at Ciclope Films
- Watch Tragic Story with Happy Ending on the NFB website
- 2005 films
- Portuguese animated short films
- National Film Board of Canada animated short films
- 2005 animated short films
- French animated short films
- Films directed by Regina Pessoa
- Folimage films
- 2000s French animated films
- Canadian animated short films
- 2000s Canadian animated films
- Annecy Cristal–winning films