The Lauenstein brothers' Academy Award-winning "Balance" depicts five individuals (with faces resembling Nosferatu) standing on a platform. If any one of them moves in the wrong direction, it will unbalance the platform and they'll fall off. Further complications arise when one of them reels in a music box.
I find these animated shorts more interesting than the animated features whose selling point is star power. This one looks at the issue of cooperation and the need to share. The eerie setting and surreal images mark it as a European art film. The animated shorts are usually some of the least seen of all the Oscar-nominated productions, but they're generally some of the most creative. I recommend this one. Available on YouTube.
I find these animated shorts more interesting than the animated features whose selling point is star power. This one looks at the issue of cooperation and the need to share. The eerie setting and surreal images mark it as a European art film. The animated shorts are usually some of the least seen of all the Oscar-nominated productions, but they're generally some of the most creative. I recommend this one. Available on YouTube.