Metamorphosis is a Canadian short comedy-drama film, directed by Barry Greenwald and released in 1975.[1] A satirical parable about the rat race, the film centres on a man (Bob Green) who is bored with his daily routine, and decides one day to undress and dress himself again in the elevator on his way to work; successfully accomplishing the task, he sets greater challenges to accomplish during the nine-floor elevator ride, culminating in a day when he lives his entire life in the span of the trip and is dead by the time he reaches the ground floor.[1]
| Metamorphosis | |
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| Directed by | Barry Greenwald |
| Written by | Barry Greenwald |
| Produced by | Barry Greenwald |
| Starring | Bob Green Ali Kubik Albert Williams |
| Cinematography | John Westheuser |
| Edited by | Barry Greenwald |
| Distributed by | Canadian Filmmakers' Distribution Centre |
Release date |
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Running time | 10 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
| Language | English |
Greenwald made the film as a student project while studying film at Conestoga College.[2]
The film premiered in 1975 at the Stratford Film Festival. It was screened ten days later at Concordia University's Canadian Student Film Festival, where it received an honorable mention,[2] and Greenwald won the Canadian Film Award for Best Sound Editing in a Non-Feature at the 26th Canadian Film Awards.[3]
It was subsequently screened at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Short Film Palme d'Or.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Frank Daley, "Cannes prize-winner forced to drive taxi". Ottawa Journal, June 18, 1976.
- ^ a b Dane Lanken, "Last year's festival entrant is one of this year's judges". Montreal Gazette, September 24, 1976.
- ^ Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 111-114.
External links
edit- Metamorphosis at IMDb
- Metamorphosis at the Canadian Filmmakers Distribution Centre
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