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1973 Canadian film
The Family That Dwelt Apart
Directed byYvon Malette
Produced byWolf Koenig
Robert Verrall (exec.)
Narrated byE. B. White
CinematographyRichard Moras (animation)
Simon Leblanc (animation)
Pierre Provost
Music byEldon Rathburn
Production
company		National Film Board of Canada
Distributed byNational Film Board of Canada
Release date
  • 1973 (1973)
Running time7 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The Family That Dwelt Apart is a 1973 animated short film created by Yvon Malette for the National Film Board of Canada.

Summary

Based on the 1937 short story "Preposterous Parables; III The Family Which Dwelt Apart" by E. B. White, the film is about what happens to a family of seven who live in happy isolation on a small island in Barnetuck Bay. When the bay freezes over and outsiders believe that the family must be in distress, an ill-conceived rescue attempt makes for unexpected adventures, and disaster.

Awards

References

  1. "The Family That Dwelt Apart". nfb.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  2. Thompson, Howard (January 9, 1974). "The Family that Dwelt Apart". The New York Times. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
  3. "The Family That Dwelt Apart". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
  4. 1975|Oscars.org
  5. Short Film Oscars: 1975 Oscars

External links

Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television for Best Animated Short, Best Live Action Short and Best Theatrical Short
Theatrical Short
(1949–1996)
Live Action Short
(1986–present)
Animated Short
(1968–present)
These two films were given honorable mentions rather than officially winning the award, but are included here as no other winner was named above them.
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