Berkshire Museum Screening Oscar-Nominated Shorts11:10AM / Friday, February 03, 2012
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Berkshire Museum's Little Cinema will screen 10 Oscar-nominated short films, in the live action and animation categories, in advance of the Academy Awards ceremony on Feb. 26.
The films will be shown in two groups: on Saturday, Feb. 11, the five animated shorts will be screened at 2 and the five live action selections at 7. On Sunday, Feb. 19, the live action choices will be shown at 2 and the animated films at 7. Admission to each showing is $5.
Included in the Animation Short Films category are "Sunday/Dimanche," "The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore," "La Luna," "A Morning Stroll" and "Wild Life." Included in the Live Action Short Films category are "Pentecost," "Raju," "The Shore," "Time Freak" and "Tuba Atlantic."
The animated selections are art films, not cartoons, and may not hold the interest of young children.
Animation Short Films:
"Sunday/Dimanche"
10 minutes, English, Patrick Doyon
Every Sunday, it's the same old routine: The train clatters through the village and almost shakes the pictures off the wall; in the church, Dad dreams about his toolbox; Grandma gets a visit and the animals meet their fate.
"The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore"
15 minutes, no dialogue, William Joyce and Brandon Oldenburg
Inspired, in equal measures, by Hurricane Katrina, Buster Keaton," The Wizard of Oz" and a love for books, the short is about the curative powers of story illustrated using a variety of techniques.
"La Luna"
7 minutes, English, Enrico Casaroasa
A coming-of-age tale in which a young boy who discovers his family's unusual line of work when taken out to sea.
"A Morning Stroll"
7 minutes, no dialogue, Grant Orchard and Sue Goffe
When a New Yorker walks past a chicken on his morning stroll, we're left to wonder which one is the real city slicker.
"Wild Life"
13 minutes, English, Amanda Forbis and Wendy Tilby
Calgary, 1909: an Englishman moves to the Canadian frontier, but is singularly unsuited to it. His letters home are much sunnier than the reality.
The animated shorts have a total running time of approximatley 80 minutes.
Live Action Short Films:
"Pentecost"
11 minutes, English, Peter McDonald and Eimear O’Kane
When Damian is forced to serve as an altar boy at an important Mass in his local parish, he faces a difficult choice: conform to the status quo, or serve an extended ban from his life's passion – football.
"Raju"
24 minutes, English/German, Max Zahle and Stefan Gieren
Actors Wotan Wilke Moehring and Julia Richter explore the moral dilemma faced by couples wishing to adopt.
"The Shore"
31 minutes, English/Gaelic, Terry George and Oorlagh George
After 25 years in exile, Jim Mahon (Ciaran Hinds) returns to Ireland to show his American daughter Patty (Kerry Condon) his Belfast roots but she learns of a secret love triangle and a long-lost best friend, Paddy (Conleth Hill).
"Time Freak"
11 minutes, English, Andrew Bowler and Gigi Causey
A neurotic inventor creates a time machine, only to get caught up travelling around yesterday.
"Tuba Atlantic"
25 minutes, Norwegian, Hallvar Witzo
Oskar, 70, is going to die in six days and tries to reach his brother to forgive him about a disagreement years ago before it's too late.
The live-action short have a total running time of approximately 110 minutes.
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