Cuckoo, Mr. Edgar!
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Cuckoo, Mr. Edgar! | |
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French | Coucou, Monsieur Edgar! |
Directed by | Pierre M. Trudeau |
Written by | Pierre M. Trudeau Pierre-Michel Tremblay Denis Saint-Denis |
Produced by | Marc Bertrand Thérèse Descary |
Edited by | José Heppell |
Music by | Louis Gagné |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 13 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Cuckoo, Mr. Edgar! (French: Coucou, Monsieur Edgar!) is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Pierre M. Trudeau and released in 1999.[1] The film centres on Mr. Edgar, a mechanical bird in a cuckoo clock left inside an abandoned house, who is forced to adapt to the demands of fatherhood when a storm causes three eggs to tumble into the house's living room which soon hatch into baby birds.[2]
The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 21st Genie Awards,[3] and a Jutra Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 2nd Jutra Awards.
References
- ^ Kathryn Greenaway, "A week of fun and games: Activities ranging from theatre to puppets to skiing will entertain kids on school break". Montreal Gazette, February 26, 2000.
- ^ John Griffin, "Animated tale a treat for all ages". Montreal Gazette, February 25, 2000.
- ^ Liam Lacey, "Maelstrom storms the Genies". The Globe and Mail, December 13, 2000.
External links
- Cuckoo, Mr. Edgar! at IMDb
- Watch Cuckoo, Mr. Edgar! on the NFB website
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