THE NECKTIE - TRAILER
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Uploaded by nfb on Feb 26, 2009
http://www.nfb.ca/the-necktie
The Necktie is the story of Valentin and his compelling quest for the meaning of life. The film skilfully outlines the way this model employees personality is effaced by futile work in a dead-end job that makes him forget his youthful pastimes. As his birthdays go by, boredom replaces hope and his old aspirations fade. When revolt emerges for a moment, it is quashed by despair.
On his 40th birthday, he rediscovers an old accordion hidden in a closet and regains the joy of life.
Filmmaker Jean-François Lévesque has a superb eye for detail and directs his story with subtlety and aplomb. The ingenious mix of puppet animation and animated drawings reinforces the contrast between Valentin — a human, likeable character — and his colleagues and boss, a two-dimensional cardboard cut-out.
The Necktie is a critical look at the apparently immutable powers-that-be, the dehumanizing nature of futile work, and hope reborn after all.
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@dragonheadthing you can see it on hulu
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why must all stop motion movies have the same fucking looking ? i want something different !
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You guys can watch the whole thing at the NFB page
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JUST WATCHED THIS ON THE BLURAY LIST OF SHORTFILMS I GAWT 4 CHRISTMAS!!!
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Cool!! I especially love the paper guy surrounded by the clay, and also the rain. It looked really cool /)))))
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That is kool!
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baciadasalmasdotcom type gravata
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Wow really great claymation, theres this online film festival at BIGSTARtv's website, you should check it out the grand prize is 50,000!
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Here's the whole video. Anybody knows the name of the song?
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I'm adding this to my 'how in the world can I get to see the full thing' list.
dragonheadthing 2 years ago 23
When and where can we see the whole thing?
lcorinth 2 years ago 16