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Mona Lisa Descending a Staircase (1992) -- Experimental montage of paintings

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7.7/10   183 votes
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1992 (USA) more
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Two-dimensional clay animations melding and merging the work of 35 famous artists. | add synopsis
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Won Oscar. Another 3 wins more
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DVD Playhouse--March 2009
 (From The Hollywood Interview. 10 March 2009, 11:25 PM, PDT)

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Not a cartoon, but a work of art more (4 total)

Cast

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Jean G. Poulot ... (voice)

Directed by
Joan C. Gratz 
 
Produced by
Joan C. Gratz .... producer
 
Original Music by
Jamie Haggerty 
 
Sound Department
Lance Limbocker .... sound mixer
Chel White .... sound designer
 
Visual Effects by
Sam Longoria .... camera engineer & rigs
Fred Pack .... optical printing
 
Editorial Department
Kathie McCallister .... post-production coordinator
 
Music Department
Jean G. Poulot .... musician: digeridoo
 
Other crew
Jim Blashfield .... title concept
Melissa Masland .... grant writer
Gary McRobert .... technical assistant (as Gary McRoberts)
Mike .... theatrical distribution
Dave Millen .... processing
Trink Morimitsu .... grant writer
Spike .... theatrical distribution
Bob Townsend .... printing
Marilyn Zornado .... calligrapher
Marilyn Zornado .... typographer
 
Thanks
Bob Zurcher .... special thanks
 

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7 min
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Not a cartoon, but a work of art, 11 February 2008
10/10
Author: planktonrules from Bradenton, Florida

This is the sort of animation that would be best seen by artists and art history majors--though anyone can easily enjoy it. The creators of this Academy award winning short (Best Animated Short--1993) were able to recreate many great works of art and make them morph into other paintings again and again before morphing programs were available for computers. According to IMDb, believe it or not, this effect was achieved with clay and must have taken almost forever to complete! While not a funny or cartoony short, this is a great work of art that can be appreciated by anyone with a little patience and an appreciation for art. Lovely and one of a kind. It deserved to win--it was terrific.

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