Mr. Hublot sits at his window overlooking the future of Paris. (Zeilt Productions)
Here is Mr. Hublot, a short animated film that charmed me no end. The animator’s idea of a sort of tinpot gizmoid future of urban life will pull at your heartstrings. As for the quality of the future envisioned, well, things could certainly be worse. There is a Parisian air to the whole thing that ramps up its charm immeasurably, even if the vision is not quite to your taste. I thought Mr. Hublot killed the dog but then … well, better not let the end out of the bag. And then I learned it the won the Oscar for the best animated short film just a week or so ago. Written and directed by Laurent Witz. A shout-out to Gary Brewer for sending it to the TradArch list.
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