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The Old Man and the Sea (1999 film)

October 30, 2023

The Old Man and the Sea (Старик и море) is a 1999 paint-on-glass-animated short film directed by Russian animator Aleksandr Petrov, based on the 1952 novel of the same name by Ernest Hemingway. The film won many awards, including the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.[1]

The Old Man and the Sea
DVD cover
Directed byAleksandr Petrov
Screenplay byAleksandr Petrov
Based onThe Old Man and the Sea
by Ernest Hemingway
Produced byBernard Lajoie
Tatsuo Shimamura
CinematographySergey Reshetnikov
Edited byDenis Papillon
Music byDenis L. Chartrand
Normand Roger
Release date
May 22, 1999
Running time
20 minutes
CountriesRussia
Canada
Japan
LanguagesEnglish
French
Russian
Japanese

Work on the film took place in Montreal over a period of two and a half years and was funded by an assortment of Russian, Canadian and Japanese companies. French and English-language soundtracks to the film were released concurrently.

Plot edit

The film follows the plot of the original novel, but at times emphasizes different points. It opens with the dream sequence of an old man named Santiago, who dreams about his childhood on the masts of a ship and lions on the shores.

When he wakes up, we find out that he has gone 84 days without catching any fish at all. He is apparently so unlucky that his young apprentice, Manolin, has been forbidden by his parents to sail with the old man and been ordered to fish with more successful fishermen. Still dedicated to the old man, however, the boy visits Santiago's shack in the morning. The next day, before sunrise, Santiago and Manolin make their way to the seashore. Santiago says that he will venture far out into the Gulf to fish. Manolin wants to come, but Santiago insists on going alone.

After venturing far out, Santiago sets his lines and soon catches a small fish which he decides to use as bait. A big fish that he is sure is a marlin takes his bait. Unable to pull in the great marlin, Santiago instead finds the fish pulling his skiff. An unspecified number of days pass in this manner, during which the old man bears the tension of the line with his body. On one night, Santiago dreams of his youth, of how he won an arm wrestling match against the strongest black man in town. On another night, though he is wounded by the struggle and in pain, Santiago dreams that he and the marlin are brothers, swimming through the ocean together. An extended fantasy sequence is animated here by Petrov. Suddenly, he is woken up; the marlin tries to take advantage of the situation and escape. As the fish jumps out of the water, the old man sees for the first time just how big it is.

Eventually, the fish begins to circle the skiff, indicating his tiredness to the old man. With each circle, Santiago tries to pull it in a little closer. As the fish swims under the boat, Santiago manages to stab the marlin with a harpoon, thereby ending the long battle.

Santiago straps the marlin to his skiff and heads home, triumphant. However, in a short while, sharks are attracted to the trail of blood left by the marlin in the water. Santiago kills one with his harpoon, losing that weapon in the process. He makes a new harpoon by strapping his knife to the end of an oar to help ward off the next line of sharks and manages to kill a few more. Soon, however, the sharks have devoured the marlin's entire carcass, leaving only its skeleton. The old man castigates himself for sacrificing the marlin.

The next morning, a group of fishermen gathers around the boat where the fish's skeleton is still attached. Manolin, worried during the old man's endeavor, brings him food and drink and finds the old man lying in his cabin. When he wakes, he tells him that they had boats searching for him and that his parents allowed him to fish together once again.[2]

Cast edit

Creators edit

Director Aleksandr Petrov
Scenario Aleksandr Petrov
Animators Aleksandr Petrov
Dmitri Petrov
Video operator Thierry Fargeau
Producers Bernard Lajoie
Tatsuo Shimamura
Creative Producer Pascal Blais
Executive producers Pascal Blais
Jean-Yves Martel
Shizuo Ohashi
Composers Denis L. Chartrand
Normand Roger
Voice actors Gordon Pinsent (English)
Kevin Delaye (English)
Yoji Matsuda (Japanese)
Rentarō Mikuni (Japanese)
Editors Denis Papillon

History and technique edit

 
A screen capture of the film

The project was initiated in 1995 after Petrov (who had made his first films in Russia) had his first meeting with Pascal Blais Studio, a Canadian animation studio. The film was partially funded by and was made at their studio. Other funding came from Imagica Corporation, Dentsu Tec and NHK from Japan, and Panorama studio from Yaroslavl, Russia (of which Aleksandr Petrov is the head).

Work on the film began in March 1997. It took Aleksandr Petrov and his son Dmitri Petrov (who helped his father) until April 1999 to paint each of the 29,000+ frames. The film's technique, pastel oil paintings on glass, is mastered by only a handful of animators in the world. Petrov used his fingertips in addition to various paintbrushes to paint on different glass sheets positioned on multiple levels, each covered with slow-drying oil paints. After photographing each frame painted on the glass sheets, which was four times larger than the usual A4-sized canvas, he had to slightly modify the painting for the next frame and so on. For the shooting of the frames a special adapted motion-control camera system was built, probably the most precise computerized animation stand ever made. On this an IMAX camera was mounted, and a video-assist camera was then attached to the IMAX camera.

Artistic style edit

The film's style is analogous to that used in Petrov's other films and can be characterized as a type of Romantic realism. People, animals and landscapes are painted and animated in a very realistic fashion, but there are sections where Petrov attempts to visually show a character's inner thoughts and dreams. For example, the film contains a scene where the fisherman dreams that his younger self and the marlin are brothers swimming through the sea and the sky.

Awards edit

DVD releases edit

The film is currently available on two DVD releases, English and French ("Le Vieil Homme et la mer"). Despite similar covers, their contents are actually significantly different. The one with the English cover contains both the English and French sound versions of the animated film as well as the 17-minute short film Hemingway: A Portrait directed by Érik Canuel (the two films were originally screened together at IMAX theatres).[6]

The French DVD contains only the French-language versions of everything on the English DVD as well as Petrov's previous films: The Cow (1989), The Dream of a Ridiculous Man (1992) and Mermaid (1996), which are 10, 20 and 10 minutes long respectively and are in their original Russian language with French subtitles. There is also a 9-minute-long "making of" film.[7]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ MUBI
  2. ^ 2000 El Viejo Y El Mar-Internet Archive
  3. ^ Animated Short Winner: 2000 Oscars
  4. ^ 2000|Oscars.org
  5. ^ a b FilmAffinity
  6. ^ AllMovie
  7. ^ Amazon.com

Further reading edit

  • Olivier Cotte (2007) Secrets of Oscar-winning Animation: Behind the Scenes of 13 Classic Short Animations. (Making of The Old Man and the Sea) Focal Press. ISBN 978-0-240-52070-4

External links edit

  • The Old Man and the Sea at IMDb
  • The Old Man and the Sea at the TCM Movie Database
  • The Old Man and the Sea at AllMovie
  • The Old Man and the Sea at The Big Cartoon DataBase
  • - here you can see clips of Petrov's films, including this one (enter the English site, then click on "directors")
  • The Old Man and the Sea at the Animator.ru

October 30, 2023
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The Old Man and the Sea Starik i more is a 1999 paint on glass animated short film directed by Russian animator Aleksandr Petrov based on the 1952 novel of the same name by Ernest Hemingway The film won many awards including the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film 1 The Old Man and the SeaDVD coverDirected byAleksandr PetrovScreenplay byAleksandr PetrovBased onThe Old Man and the Seaby Ernest HemingwayProduced byBernard LajoieTatsuo ShimamuraCinematographySergey ReshetnikovEdited byDenis PapillonMusic byDenis L ChartrandNormand RogerRelease dateMay 22 1999Running time20 minutesCountriesRussiaCanadaJapanLanguagesEnglishFrenchRussianJapaneseWork on the film took place in Montreal over a period of two and a half years and was funded by an assortment of Russian Canadian and Japanese companies French and English language soundtracks to the film were released concurrently Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Creators 4 History and technique 5 Artistic style 6 Awards 7 DVD releases 8 See also 9 References 10 Further reading 11 External linksPlot editThe film follows the plot of the original novel but at times emphasizes different points It opens with the dream sequence of an old man named Santiago who dreams about his childhood on the masts of a ship and lions on the shores When he wakes up we find out that he has gone 84 days without catching any fish at all He is apparently so unlucky that his young apprentice Manolin has been forbidden by his parents to sail with the old man and been ordered to fish with more successful fishermen Still dedicated to the old man however the boy visits Santiago s shack in the morning The next day before sunrise Santiago and Manolin make their way to the seashore Santiago says that he will venture far out into the Gulf to fish Manolin wants to come but Santiago insists on going alone After venturing far out Santiago sets his lines and soon catches a small fish which he decides to use as bait A big fish that he is sure is a marlin takes his bait Unable to pull in the great marlin Santiago instead finds the fish pulling his skiff An unspecified number of days pass in this manner during which the old man bears the tension of the line with his body On one night Santiago dreams of his youth of how he won an arm wrestling match against the strongest black man in town On another night though he is wounded by the struggle and in pain Santiago dreams that he and the marlin are brothers swimming through the ocean together An extended fantasy sequence is animated here by Petrov Suddenly he is woken up the marlin tries to take advantage of the situation and escape As the fish jumps out of the water the old man sees for the first time just how big it is Eventually the fish begins to circle the skiff indicating his tiredness to the old man With each circle Santiago tries to pull it in a little closer As the fish swims under the boat Santiago manages to stab the marlin with a harpoon thereby ending the long battle Santiago straps the marlin to his skiff and heads home triumphant However in a short while sharks are attracted to the trail of blood left by the marlin in the water Santiago kills one with his harpoon losing that weapon in the process He makes a new harpoon by strapping his knife to the end of an oar to help ward off the next line of sharks and manages to kill a few more Soon however the sharks have devoured the marlin s entire carcass leaving only its skeleton The old man castigates himself for sacrificing the marlin The next morning a group of fishermen gathers around the boat where the fish s skeleton is still attached Manolin worried during the old man s endeavor brings him food and drink and finds the old man lying in his cabin When he wakes he tells him that they had boats searching for him and that his parents allowed him to fish together once again 2 Cast editGordon Pinsent as Old Man voice Kevin Duhaney as Boy voice Yoji Matsuda Rentaro MikuniCreators editDirector Aleksandr PetrovScenario Aleksandr PetrovAnimators Aleksandr PetrovDmitri PetrovVideo operator Thierry FargeauProducers Bernard LajoieTatsuo ShimamuraCreative Producer Pascal BlaisExecutive producers Pascal BlaisJean Yves MartelShizuo OhashiComposers Denis L ChartrandNormand RogerVoice actors Gordon Pinsent English Kevin Delaye English Yoji Matsuda Japanese Rentarō Mikuni Japanese Editors Denis PapillonHistory and technique edit nbsp A screen capture of the filmThe project was initiated in 1995 after Petrov who had made his first films in Russia had his first meeting with Pascal Blais Studio a Canadian animation studio The film was partially funded by and was made at their studio Other funding came from Imagica Corporation Dentsu Tec and NHK from Japan and Panorama studio from Yaroslavl Russia of which Aleksandr Petrov is the head Work on the film began in March 1997 It took Aleksandr Petrov and his son Dmitri Petrov who helped his father until April 1999 to paint each of the 29 000 frames The film s technique pastel oil paintings on glass is mastered by only a handful of animators in the world Petrov used his fingertips in addition to various paintbrushes to paint on different glass sheets positioned on multiple levels each covered with slow drying oil paints After photographing each frame painted on the glass sheets which was four times larger than the usual A4 sized canvas he had to slightly modify the painting for the next frame and so on For the shooting of the frames a special adapted motion control camera system was built probably the most precise computerized animation stand ever made On this an IMAX camera was mounted and a video assist camera was then attached to the IMAX camera Artistic style editThe film s style is analogous to that used in Petrov s other films and can be characterized as a type of Romantic realism People animals and landscapes are painted and animated in a very realistic fashion but there are sections where Petrov attempts to visually show a character s inner thoughts and dreams For example the film contains a scene where the fisherman dreams that his younger self and the marlin are brothers swimming through the sea and the sky Awards edit1999 Cinanima Grand Prize 1999 Japan Media Arts Festival Grand Prize Animation 1999 Montreal World Film Festival Nominated for First Prize Short Films 2000 Academy Award for Animated Short Film 3 4 2000 Annecy International Animated Film Festival Audience Award Grand Prix for Best Animated Short Film 2000 BAFTA Awards Nominated for Best Animated Short Film 5 2000 Buster International Children s Film Festival Politiken s Short Film Award 2000 Genie Awards Nominated for Best Animated Short Film 5 2000 Jutra Awards Jutra in the category Best Animated Film 2000 Mainichi Film Concours Ofuji Noburo Award 2000 Saint Petersburg Message to Man International Film Festival Special Jury Prize in the category International Competition 2000 Zagreb World Festival of Animated Films First Prize in Category C 15 Min to 30 Min 2001 Burbank International Children s Film Festival Director s Gold Award 2001 San Diego International Film Festival Festival Award in the category Best Animation DVD releases editThe film is currently available on two DVD releases English and French Le Vieil Homme et la mer Despite similar covers their contents are actually significantly different The one with the English cover contains both the English and French sound versions of the animated film as well as the 17 minute short film Hemingway A Portrait directed by Erik Canuel the two films were originally screened together at IMAX theatres 6 The French DVD contains only the French language versions of everything on the English DVD as well as Petrov s previous films The Cow 1989 The Dream of a Ridiculous Man 1992 and Mermaid 1996 which are 10 20 and 10 minutes long respectively and are in their original Russian language with French subtitles There is also a 9 minute long making of film 7 See also editHistory of Russian animationReferences edit MUBI 2000 El Viejo Y El Mar Internet Archive Animated Short Winner 2000 Oscars 2000 Oscars org a b FilmAffinity AllMovie Amazon comFurther reading editOlivier Cotte 2007 Secrets of Oscar winning Animation Behind the Scenes of 13 Classic Short Animations Making of The Old Man and the Sea Focal Press ISBN 978 0 240 52070 4External links editThe Old Man and the Sea at IMDb The Old Man and the Sea at the TCM Movie Database The Old Man and the Sea at AllMovie The Old Man and the Sea at The Big Cartoon DataBase Pascal Blais Studio here you can see clips of Petrov s films including this one enter the English site then click on directors The Old Man and the Sea at the Animator ru Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Old Man and the Sea 1999 film amp oldid 1179382165, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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