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Automania

1994 5 min
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This short animated film takes an amusing look at city dwellers' obsessive dependence on the automobile. Just as he does every morning, a man is preparing to jump into his car and head off to work when the remote control gizmo refuses to cooperate. The key won't unlock the door! Some helpful passersby suggest several solutions, but our stubborn hero turns a deaf ear. Will he get to work on time?

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This short animated film takes an amusing look at city dwellers' obsessive dependence on the automobile. Just as he does every morning, a man is preparing to jump into his car and head off to work when the remote control gizmo refuses to cooperate. The key won't unlock the door! Some helpful passersby suggest several solutions, but our stubborn hero turns a deaf ear. Will he get to work on time?
  • director
    Robert Awad
  • script
    Robert Awad
  • animation
    Robert Awad
  • producer
    Thérèse Descary
    Iolande Cadrin-Rossignol
  • animation camera
    Pierre Landry
  • sound
    Louis Hone
    Michel Chalut
  • sound editing
    Normand Roger
  • music
    Normand Roger
  • voice
    Bernard Carez
    Jocelyne Goyette

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