Why it may be worth watching
- Monkey's Teeth combines Animation and Comedy elements in one feature.
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Monkey's Teeth
A slow and ugly fairy tale based on the drawings of inmates at a psychiatric clinic where LaLoux worked.
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Who may enjoy it
Best suited to viewers looking for Animation, Comedy. Its shorter runtime also makes it easier to fit into one sitting.
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Themes and topics
surrealsurrealismadult animationshort film
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EleanorGrantExternal review
I watched this Short for the first time a Few years ago and it still lives in my brain rent free, I discovered this after veiwing rene laloux's other work of la planet sauvage/ fantastic planet & gandahar and was excited to discover that his short film lead in a more darker tones but still really preserved the awkward uneasyness to laloux creative expresions. The films Drab city setting creates a bleak tone that is reminisant of delicatesant or the bizzare work of vewncreating an isolating and lonely existance of our protagonist. Really enjoyed and a gr…
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I watched this Short for the first time a Few years ago and it still lives in my brain rent free, I discovered this after veiwing rene laloux's other work of la planet sauvage/ fantastic planet & gandahar and was excited to discover that his short film lead in a more darker tones but still really preserved the awkward uneasyness to laloux creative expresions. The films Drab city setting creates a bleak tone that is reminisant of delicatesant or the bizzare work of vewncreating an isolating and lonely existance of our protagonist. Really enjoyed and a great addition to laloux's profolio of work
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