Beyond the Blue Meanies: The Animation of Paul Driessen - DVD
After working on the Beatles' animated film Yellow Submarine , Paul Driessen immigrated to Canada and joined the National Film Board in 1972. The six films in this compilation showcase the whimsical and unique style of a renowned prize-winning animator. Contains: Le Bleu perdu/The Lost Blue (7 min. 30 sec.): Gray smog clouds the earth, and a young boy dons a pair of wings to learn that there is a clear blue sky!; Air! (2 min. 3 sec.): Clean fresh air is becoming scarce as plants, birds, fish and finally, people come to the same "breathless" end.; Cat's Cradle (10 min. 18 sec.): A parable using the metaphor of the cat's cradle shows that all our lives are interconnected.; An Old Box (9 min. 11 sec.): On Christmas, a lonely homeless man finds a magical box that takes him on a fantastic spiritual journey.; The Same Old Story (3 min. 12 sec.): Life is stranger than fiction -- a truism that comes alive in this deceptively simple film.; The End of the World in Four Seasons (12 min. 57 sec.): Eight stories unfold simultaneously on screen in this witty black comedy, to the accompaniment of Vivaldi's Four Seasons.
