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Sisyphus

  • 1974
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7.0/10
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Sisyphus (1974)
AnimationShort

The film is an artistically spare depiction of the Greek myth of Sysiphus, sentenced to eternally roll a stone up a mountain. The story is presented in a single, unbroken shot, consisting of... Read allThe film is an artistically spare depiction of the Greek myth of Sysiphus, sentenced to eternally roll a stone up a mountain. The story is presented in a single, unbroken shot, consisting of a dynamic line drawing of Sysiphus, the stone, and the mountainside.The film is an artistically spare depiction of the Greek myth of Sysiphus, sentenced to eternally roll a stone up a mountain. The story is presented in a single, unbroken shot, consisting of a dynamic line drawing of Sysiphus, the stone, and the mountainside.

  • Director
    • Marcell Jankovics
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.0/10
    959
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    • Director
      • Marcell Jankovics
    • 7User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 2 nominations total

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    • Trivia
      General Motors recycled the short into their 2008 Super Bowl commercial. Director Marcell Jankovics used the money he received from the deal to fund The Tragedy of Man (2011).
    • Connections
      Edited into International Festival of Animation (1977)

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    10/10
    Very powerful
    I was captivated by this short. You can feel the struggle, the strain, the torment, the pain, the hopelessness of an eternity of torture awaiting poor Sisyphus. Is this the vain struggle of life? The human condition? The meaning of life itself? How important a piece this is!
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    • Release date
      • October 1974 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Hungary
    • Language
      • None
    • Also known as
      • Сизиф
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    • Runtime
      3 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White

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