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Ah! vous dirai-je, maman

Directed by Francine Desbiens
Canada, 1985 (animation, 14 minutes, colour)
Also known as "Variations on Ah! vous dirai-je, maman"
Ah! vous dirai-je, maman
Image: © National Film Board of Canada
Video (National Film Board of Canada)

Film Description:
"A single room serves as the setting for a lyrical dance through time in this evocative film about family roots and social values. The objects in the room swirl, rearrange and change themselves to reflect the passing seasons, years and generations. As Victorian Christmas fantasies give way to computer-age realities, the procession of objects reaffirms the values that endure the vagaries of fashion and the ravages of time. Film without words."
-- National Film Board of Canada (source)

Film Credits (partial):
Written by: Marthe Blackburn
Produced by: Yves Leduc, Robert Forget
Cinematography: André-Luc Dupont
Animation: Francine Desbiens
Film Editing: Pierre Bernier
Music: Pierre F. Brault
Production Company: Office national du film du Canada / National Film Board of Canada
(sources)

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