Grandma's Encyclopaedia
Grandma's Encyclopaedia
| 01 January 1963 (USA)
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A short film by Walerian Borowczyk. This first volume looks at the first three letters in Grandma's encyclopaedia: A for 'Automobile', B for 'Ballon', and C for 'Chemin de fer'.

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Lovesusti

The Worst Film Ever

Acensbart

Excellent but underrated film

Hattie

I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

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Billy Ollie

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

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Michael_Elliott

Grandmother's Encyclopedia (1963) *** (out of 4) Another interesting animated short from Borowczyk with this one showing three things from the first three letters of the alphabet. I'm really not sure of the history behind this film or if it was originally meant to be a series of films but apparently this was the only one completed. The film runs just over six minutes with the majority of the running time dealing with an automobile and a balloon. Both sequences are very entertaining and the director's imagination is all over the place as this is certainly some of the most unique animation that I've seen. There really aren't any laughs or drama but instead just a real treat for the eyes. Full title: Encyclopédie de grand-maman, L' .

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