“La Maison en Petits Cubes” Academy Award Winning Short Film by Kunio Kato – Part 1

The 2008 Academy Award for Animated Short Film was given to Kunio Kato for his film La Maison en Petits Cubes.¹ The following is the plot summary from Wikipedia:

“As his town is flooded by water, an aged widower is forced to add additional levels onto his home with bricks (cubes) in order to stay dry. But when he accidentally drops his favorite smoking pipe into the lower submerged levels of his home, his search for the pipe eventually makes him relive scenes from his eventful life.”²

Here is the first part (from YouTube) of this touching film:

If you’ve enjoyed the film so far, please carry on to watch part 2 of La Maison en Petits Cubes, the Academy Award winning short film by Kunio Kato.

References

1. Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Animated_Short_Film Accessed November 13, 2009.
2. La Maison en Petits Cubes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Maison_En_Petits_Cubes Accessed November 13, 2009.

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