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The Lost Thing

  • 20102010
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  • 15m
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7.3/10
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The Lost Thing (2010)
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A boy finds a strange creature on a beach, and decides to find a home for it in a world where everyone believes there are far more important things to pay attention to.A boy finds a strange creature on a beach, and decides to find a home for it in a world where everyone believes there are far more important things to pay attention to.A boy finds a strange creature on a beach, and decides to find a home for it in a world where everyone believes there are far more important things to pay attention to.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
3.6K
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POPULARITY
71,754
24,431
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    • Directors
      • Andrew Ruhemann
      • Shaun Tan
    • Writer
      • Shaun Tan(book "The Lost Thing")
    • Star
      • Tim Minchin(voice)
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    • Directors
      • Andrew Ruhemann
      • Shaun Tan
    • Writer
      • Shaun Tan(book "The Lost Thing")
    • Star
      • Tim Minchin(voice)
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    • 14User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 9 wins & 2 nominations total

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    Tim Minchin
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    • (voice)
    • Directors
      • Andrew Ruhemann
      • Shaun Tan
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      • Shaun Tan(book "The Lost Thing")
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    • Trivia
      The Boy has a sticker on his backpack saying "1974." Shaun Tan, the director and author of the book the film was based on, was born in 1974.
    • Quotes

      Narrator: Nobody else seemed to notice it was there, they were all too busy doing other stuff, I guess.

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      Edited into The Oscar Nominated Short Films: Animation (2011)

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    7/10
    Lifting Steem
    The Lost Thing is a 15 minute animated short film based on the highly acclaimed picture book by multi award winning author and illustrator, Shaun Tan, that says to have been influenced by Tim Burton, Francis Bacon and Rene Magritte. I will not dare to write a piece about Tan's life and work, but, by these influences, you can have an idea of how this movie will be shown: with subliminal meanings and metaphors. As this short film was adapted from the children's book of same name, you shall watch it through the eyes of a child, that is now knowing the world it lives. I believe the metaphor created successfully by Shaun means to a kid that the world it was born at is a place of bitter people that lost their brightness; they do not care about life and happiness anymore; but you must not care about it. You are special the way you are, and you will find your place in the world some day; not among the others people, but among equal friends who will comprehend your feelings and make you happy. And by its signification, watching this 15 minutes film worth it.
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    • Release date
      • February 11, 2011 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Australia
      • United Kingdom
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Загублена річ
    • Production companies
      • Highly Spirited
      • Passion Pictures Australia
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      • A$500,000 (estimated)
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      15 minutes

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