THE APPRENTICE

In this animated short from Richard Condie (The Big Snit), an old fool meets a young fool at a crossroads in the 14th century. The old fool stays behind while the young fool skips blindly down the wrong road. The old fool must then teach his young apprentice about the consequences of taking the wrong road. A quirky tale told without words.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• Animated
• films
• Life
• Fools
• Stories
• Allegorical
• treatment

[BeatDemon08]

I really love this film. Me my brother and sister use to watch this when i was 3 or 4. I barely remember it but everything is so familiar. This is something in my heart from my childhood.

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@BeatDemon08 Glad you enjoyed it!

[Mailgirl333]

I saw this sometime in the 90's at a theater in Providence, RI (along with other NFB shorts). I laughed at this one so hard that tears streamed down my face. Had it on VHS, but it was destroyed in a flood. So glad to find this here today. :-D

[WildeFyre69]

My absolute favorite NFB short!

[Pecarrie]

I used to have this on VHS from about 3:40 on. I knew it must have been the same guy who made Big Snit and Getting Ready-- I just had no proof. Now that I see the whole thing, its all the more funny and meaningful-- although I already got the idea before. Very serious subject tackled in an extremely simple cartoon-- I love it so much! :D

[Erilis666]

funny as hell and a little trippy.

[canadarox14]

I was laughing so hard through that entire film, I was crying! What the crap was that about?

[fmusikalia]

:)

[St1gar]

Okay, the ultra-moralistic message of this short really provokes me.

[55watawata]

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