Your Face
An Oscar nominated classic short film from legendary animator Bill Bill Plympton. As a second-rate crooner sings about the beauties of his lover's face, his own face changes into the most surreal shapes and contortions possible.
Nominated for a Palme d'Or for Best Short Film at the Cannes Film Festival.
Running Time
4 mins
Year
1987
Kanopy ID
2843439
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On the Annecy Film Fest's list of the 100 greatest animated shorts of all time -- this endlessly visually-inventive irreverent short from the singular Bill Plympton never fails to make me laugh, and I often find myself singing the plunderphonic-esque song that accompanies it. "Your ...Read more
On the Annecy Film Fest's list of the 100 greatest animated shorts of all time -- this endlessly visually-inventive irreverent short from the singular Bill Plympton never fails to make me laugh, and I often find myself singing the plunderphonic-esque song that accompanies it. "Your faaaace.... is like a soooong....."
Read lessFabulous! Imaginative. Funny. Does things on screen that you can only achieve with animation. Music's weird - I guess appropriate to subject matter. Will Watch it again!