This week Six Week Film Festival is showing "Wallace and Gromit" short films. This family friendly event is free to all - bring your own popcorn!
Wallace and Gromit - 3 Shorts
1989-95, 83 minutes. Not Rated; rec. for 7 and up
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dir: Nick Park
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Wallace and Gromit are the main characters in a British series consisting by Nick Park of Aardman Animations. The characters are made from moulded plasticine modelling clay on metal armatures, and filmed with stop motion clay animation.
Wallace, an absent-minded inventor living in Wigan, Lancashire, is a cheese enthusiast who is especially fond of Wensleydale. His companion, Gromit, is an anthropomorphic intelligent dog.
Because of their endearing (if quirky) personalities and widespread popularity, the characters have been described as positive international icons of both modern British culture in particular and the British people in general. BBC News has called them "some of the best-known and best-loved stars to come out of the UK".
-Wikipedia
This is the third screening in the "Around the World" series. The entire schedule is:
Sunday, January 20, 2013: “My Neighbor Totoro”, Hiyako Miyzaki, dir
Saturday, January 26, 2013: “Babies”, Thomas Balmes, dir.
Sunday, February 10, 2013: Wallace and Gromit shorts: “A Grand Day Out”, “The Wrong Trousers”, and “A Close Shave”, Nick Park, dir.
Sunday, March 3, 2013: “Children of Heaven”, Maji Majidi, dir.
Saturday, March 9, 2013: “Whale Rider”, Niko Caro, dir.
Sunday, April 21, 2013: “Kirikou and the Sorceress”, Michael Ocelot, dir.
All screenings are free and will be at 1pm in the Millburn Library.
