5.5
Hunger (1974)
October 1, 197412mFR
6.1
34 votes
Overview
In this Oscar-nominated animated short film, director Peter Foldès depicts one man’s descent into greed and gluttony. Rapidly dissolving and ever-evolving images create a contrast between abundance and want. One of the first films to use computer animation, this satire serves as a cautionary tale against self-indulgence in a world still plagued by hunger and poverty.
Director
Peter FoldèsWhere to Watch
Streaming availability for India
Free
Status
Released
Original Language
No Language
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
ONF | NFB
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User Reviews
CinemaSerf
7.0I wasn't sure until the end if this might not have been better called 'Appetite". It's a very early computer generated animation that depicts just how easy it makes it for us, as human beings, to embrace a convenience society in which all sense of proportion is compromised. The imagery here isn't my favourite style of presentation, but as we see the original character morph into the end product, it's about as allegorical as you can get to the expansion of a societal need to take, and to take more and then to keep on taking - at the expense of ourselves and others or both. It becomes a grotesqu…
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