Focus on the Netherlands 2008 / Oblomov's Cat / Netherlands 2006
This cartoon tells of two elderly ladies who take in a poor stray cat one rainy night and start giving it some serious pampering. However, the spoiled animal abuses the neighbours’ affection to such an extent that the mounting jealousy between them develops into all-out war…
Two elderly ladies live next door to each other; one rainy night they take in a poor stray cat and start giving it some serious pampering. However, the spoiled animal abuses the neighbours’ affection to such an extent that the mounting jealousy between them develops into all-out war... A cartoon which won several festival awards (Avanca: Best Animation, Dervio: Best Direction).
12 min / Color, 35 mm
Director Hans Richter
/ Screenplay Hans Richter
/ Dir. of Photography Hans Richter
/ Producer Ruud den Drijver
/ Production Cineventura
/ Contact EYE Film Institute Netherlands
www: www.cineventura.com
Hans Richter (b. 1955, Amsterdam) studied graphic and audiovisual design at the Gerrit Rietveld Academy. The director and animator initially worked with Ronald Bijlsma and then made several films of his own (the instructional film No Showbo was awarded at the International Film & TV Festival in New York in 1991). As an animator he was involved in the animated film Famous Fred (1996), which was nominated for an Oscar, and he also worked on various scientific TV programmes and shows for children.
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Claudia Landsberger
Distributor, Film Institution Rep.
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