Monsieur Pug
2014
9 min
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Who is Monsieur Pug? Why, a dog with bad cholesterol and high blood pressure! And a dog who loves his pie and ice cream. Who relaxes by making origami. In other words, definitely not your ordinary pooch! For he’s also a paranoiac, convinced he’s the target in a vast conspiracy, and pretending to be a pet, the better to hide from his pursuers. Schizoid, perhaps? Hmm… but is Monsieur Pug even a real dog to begin with? A delirious fable about a particular brand of modern madness—that brought on by the omnipresence of smartphones in our lives—Monsieur Pug is directed …
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Who is Monsieur Pug? Why, a dog with bad cholesterol and high blood pressure! And a dog who loves his pie and ice cream. Who relaxes by making origami. In other words, definitely not your ordinary pooch! For he’s also a paranoiac, convinced he’s the target in a vast conspiracy, and pretending to be a pet, the better to hide from his pursuers. Schizoid, perhaps? Hmm… but is Monsieur Pug even a real dog to begin with?
A delirious fable about a particular brand of modern madness—that brought on by the omnipresence of smartphones in our lives—Monsieur Pug is directed with verve by Janet Perlman, whose The Tender Tale of Cinderella Penguin was nominated for an Academy Award as Best Animated Short in 1982.
Monsieur Pug is one strange film about the life of one strange dog!
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directionJanet Perlman
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animationJanet Perlman
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designJanet Perlman
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storyLarry TremblayJanet Perlman
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dialoguesLarry TremblayJanet Perlman
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voiceRobert Higden
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additional voiceJulie BurroughsTeale Bishopric
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original musicJudith Gruber-Stitzer
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sound designJudith Gruber-Stitzer
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additional musical arrangementsDave Gossage
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musicianHelga DatheDave GossageThom GossageLaurence LeclercMyriam Pelletier
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dialogue editingPierre Yves Drapeau
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foleyKarla Baumgardner
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sound recordingGeoffrey Mitchell
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re-recordingSerge Boivin
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computer graphicsSteGo
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digital imaging specialistPierre Plouffe
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online editingDenis Gathelier
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titlesMélanie Bouchard
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marketing managerGeneviève Bérard
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technical coordinatorDaniel Lord
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administratorDiane Régimbald
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administrative teamDiane AyotteKarine DesmeulesMichèle Labelle
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line producerFrancine LangdeauJocelyne Perrier
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executive producerRené ChénierJulie Roy
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producerMarc Bertrand
Education
Ages 8 to 12
English Language Arts - Children's Stories/Fables
Media Education - Internet and Social Media
Technology Education - Communications and Technology
Discuss how this animated short addresses issues of conformity and identity. Explore whether people’s online personas accurately represent or approximate their real-life personality; is this why we have user names or avatars? Debate whether individuals are now too “connected” online to actually form meaningful connections with others. Explain whether Monsieur Pug has lost his way in attempting to be just like everyone else. Does this film have something to say about those who refuse to use social media or who distrust it?