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Village of Idiots (1999)

ALL 06/19/1999 (en) Animation 12 Min
  • Release
    06/19/1999
  • Production
    ONF | NFB
  • Rotten tomato
    67%
  • Original title
    Village of Idiots
  • Original language
    en
  • Production Cost
  • 0.00
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“Outsiders call Chelm the village of idiots,” Shmendrick explains, “but our rabbi said we were a city of natural geniuses, with our own way of figuring things out.”

Overview

Based on a Jewish folk tale adapted by playwright John Lazarus, this animated short tells the story of Shmendrik, a simpleton living in a small Polish village. Weary of daily life in his native Chelm, Shmendrik sets out on a quest for knowledge that brings him to a new Chelm, a place eerily reminiscent of his old Chelm. An amusing take on our tendency to romanticize what we don't have.

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  4. Producer



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Village of Idiots (1999) 12 Min

ALL 06/19/1999 (en)
Animation
  • Release 06/19/1999
  • Production
    ONF | NFB
  • Original title Village of Idiots
  • en
  • Revenue0.00

“Outsiders call Chelm the village of idiots,” Shmendrick explains, “but our rabbi said we were a city of natural geniuses, with our own way of figuring things out.”

Overview

Based on a Jewish folk tale adapted by playwright John Lazarus, this animated short tells the story of Shmendrik, a simpleton living in a small Polish village. Weary of daily life in his native Chelm, Shmendrik sets out on a quest for knowledge that brings him to a new Chelm, a place eerily reminiscent of his old Chelm. An amusing take on our tendency to romanticize what we don't have.

  1. Rose Newlove, Eugene Fedorenko

    Director

  2. Story

  3. Editor

  4. Producer



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