This short was nominated for the Academy Award for Short Subject, Live Action, losing to Seawards the Great Ships. There will be mild spoilers ahead:
I've watched this a couple of times and I'm not really sure what to make of it, to be frank. The technical aspects are interesting, particularly given that it was made in 1961. But it's a bit hard to figure out what point, if any, there is behind this.
The short is seven minutes long and is composed of a series of mostly still photography with a few film clips mixed in. They are accompanied by music and narration. The narration is seemingly random, although there occasionally seems to be a narrative thread developing. Some of the photos are rather noted and there are photos of prominent figures of the time. There's a shot of the "Rat Pack", for instance. There's also a rapid series of transitions of photos of Kruschev and Eisenhower, until they change so rapidly from one to the other that the two become a blur and almost indistinguishable (which may well be the point).
Sometimes the accompanying narration is comical, compared to what's seen on the screen, as when one man says he prefers watching football over other sports.
I suspect that the novelty of this technically impressed the jury enough that this was nominated for the Academy Award. It lost to a short with a more conventional approach and a straightforward and discernible narrative, Seawards the Great Ships. This can be seen online and is worth watching as well.
Very Nice, Very Nice was produced by the NFBC and can be seen online. Worth watching, particularly if you like shorts out of left field.
I've watched this a couple of times and I'm not really sure what to make of it, to be frank. The technical aspects are interesting, particularly given that it was made in 1961. But it's a bit hard to figure out what point, if any, there is behind this.
The short is seven minutes long and is composed of a series of mostly still photography with a few film clips mixed in. They are accompanied by music and narration. The narration is seemingly random, although there occasionally seems to be a narrative thread developing. Some of the photos are rather noted and there are photos of prominent figures of the time. There's a shot of the "Rat Pack", for instance. There's also a rapid series of transitions of photos of Kruschev and Eisenhower, until they change so rapidly from one to the other that the two become a blur and almost indistinguishable (which may well be the point).
Sometimes the accompanying narration is comical, compared to what's seen on the screen, as when one man says he prefers watching football over other sports.
I suspect that the novelty of this technically impressed the jury enough that this was nominated for the Academy Award. It lost to a short with a more conventional approach and a straightforward and discernible narrative, Seawards the Great Ships. This can be seen online and is worth watching as well.
Very Nice, Very Nice was produced by the NFBC and can be seen online. Worth watching, particularly if you like shorts out of left field.