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1973 Canadian film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Family That Dwelt Apart is a 1973 animated short film created by Yvon Malette for the National Film Board of Canada.[1][2][3]
The Family That Dwelt Apart | |
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Directed by | Yvon Malette |
Produced by | Wolf Koenig Robert Verrall (exec.) |
Narrated by | E. B. White |
Cinematography | Richard Moras (animation) Simon Leblanc (animation) Pierre Provost |
Music by | Eldon Rathburn |
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Distributed by | National Film Board of Canada |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
Country | Canada |
Language | English |
Based on the 1937 short story "Preposterous Parables; III The Family Which Dwelt Apart" by E. B. White, the film is about what happens to a family of seven who live in happy isolation on a small island in Barnetuck Bay. When the bay freezes over and outsiders believe that the family must be in distress, an ill-conceived rescue attempt makes for unexpected adventures, and disaster.
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