Hen, His Wife
Genres
Overview
Extraordinarily detailed and beautifully drawn animation of a bizarre and surreal world; the domestic life of a fat man, his wife, a sort of oversized obese chicken, and their child/pet, a slug-like creature with a human head. This expressionistic and interior vision of Soviet animator Kovalyov is like an animated Eraserhead. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, Academy War Film Collection, in 2007.
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
13 min
Release Date
1990-05-01
Status
Released
Original Language
Russian
Vote Count
26
Vote Average
5.75
0.0
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7.7
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7.5
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5.0
The Meeting
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6.7
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7.2
Flesh
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6.4
Danny Boy
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7.0
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7.0
Batman: Strange Days
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6.6
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6.2
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5.3
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7.5
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7.8
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Wallace rents out Gromit's former bedroom to a penguin, who takes up an interest in the techno pants created by Wallace. However, Gromit later learns that the penguin is a wanted criminal. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.
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7.6
A Close Shave
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0.0
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6.7
How One Peasant Fed Two Generals
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5.0
Caterpillar
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0.0
Placebo - Protége-Moi
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