Cuckoo, Mr. Edgar! / directed by: Pierre M. Trudeau ; produced by: Marc Bertrand, Thřs̈e Descary ; production agency: National Film Board of Canada (Montreal).
This charming and amusing animated short for young children offers a timely lesson about the joys of fatherly love. Mr. Edgar's life runs like clockwork - which is not surprising since he's a cuckoo in a cuckoo clock. Not only is he very punctual, he is also compulsively neat and tidy. But one stormy evening, his little world is turned upside down. A branch hit by lightning falls to the ground, dislodging a nest, and three eggs plop uninvited into Mr. Edgar's living room. In no time at all, they hatch into a trio of rambunctious baby birds. It's a crash course in fatherhood for our confirmed bachelor. The hungry little birds take up all his time and attention... but eventually worm their way into his affections.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 streaming video (13 min., 09 sec.) : sound
- Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2010.
- Copyright: ♭1999
Content descriptions
General Note: | Technical note:.3-D Animation. Agency - French program:.Animation/Youth Studio. |
Restrictions on Access Note: | No restrictions. |
Creation/Production Credits Note: | Conception, Pierre M. Trudeau ; animation, Pierre M. Trudeau ; director, Pierre M. Trudeau ; script, Pierre M. Trudeau, Pierre-Michel Tremblay ; picture editing, Jos ̌Heppell ; text, Denys St-Denis ; original music, Louis Gagn ̌; sound recording, Geoffrey Mitchell, Patrick Viegas ; sound design, Claude Langlois ; foley, Stp̌hane Cadotte, Ariane Picher, Ren ̌Lussier ; re-recording, Serge Boivin, Jean Paul Vialard ; associate producer, Marc Bertrand ; producer, Thřs̈e Descary. |
Participant or Performer Note: | Voice, A.J. Henderson. |
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note: | Recorded 1999. |
System Details Note: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
Awards Note: | Best Film for Children Award given by the public of Sao Paulo, 2000 Best Film for Children Award given by the public of Rio de Janeiro, 2000 Second Place - Animated Computer 3D Short, 2001 Best Short Animated Film Award by the Children's Jury, 2000 Special Jury Award, 2000 Bronze Plaque Award - Category: Children and Youth, 2000 Grand Prize - Youth, 2004 |
Source of Description Note: | Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-04-05). |
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Subject: | Parenting. Cuckoos. |
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Topic Heading: | National Film Board > National Film Board Collection |