The Old Lady and the Pigeons

1997 animated short film directed by Sylvain Chomet
Movie animated_short_film Q1217829
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The Old Lady and the Pigeons

Summary

The Old Lady and the Pigeons is an animated short film[1]. It draws 237 Wikipedia views per month (animated_short_film category, ranking #149 of 1,467).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Old Lady and the Pigeons received the Annecy Cristal for a Short Film[3].
  • The Old Lady and the Pigeons's instance of is recorded as animated short film[4].
  • The Old Lady and the Pigeons was directed by Sylvain Chomet[5].
  • Sylvain Chomet wrote the screenplay for The Old Lady and the Pigeons[6].
  • The Old Lady and the Pigeons's composer is recorded as Jean Corti[7].
  • The Old Lady and the Pigeons's genre is comedy drama[8].
  • The Old Lady and the Pigeons's genre is drama film[9].
  • The Old Lady and the Pigeons's genre is black comedy[10].
  • The Old Lady and the Pigeons's genre is surrealism[11].
  • The Old Lady and the Pigeons's genre is drama fiction[12].
  • The Old Lady and the Pigeons was produced by British Broadcasting Corporation[13].
  • The Old Lady and the Pigeons was produced by Didier Brunner[14].
  • The Old Lady and the Pigeons's production company is recorded as Les Armateurs[15].
  • The Old Lady and the Pigeons's production company is recorded as Trans Europe Film[16].
  • The original language of The Old Lady and the Pigeons was English[17].
  • The Old Lady and the Pigeons's color is recorded as color[18].
  • The Old Lady and the Pigeons's country of origin is recorded as France[19].
  • The Old Lady and the Pigeons's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[20].
  • The Old Lady and the Pigeons's country of origin is recorded as Belgium[21].
  • The Old Lady and the Pigeons's country of origin is recorded as Canada[22].
  • The Old Lady and the Pigeons was released on January 1, 1998[23].
  • The Old Lady and the Pigeons's narrative location is recorded as Paris[24].
  • The Old Lady and the Pigeons's film editor is recorded as Hélène Girard[25].
  • The Old Lady and the Pigeons's nominated for is recorded as Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film[26].
  • The Old Lady and the Pigeons's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Old Lady and the Pigeons'}[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Producers include British Broadcasting Corporation[13] and Didier Brunner[14]. The Old Lady and the Pigeons was directed by Sylvain Chomet[5]. Sylvain Chomet wrote the screenplay for it[6].

Publication

The Old Lady and the Pigeons was released on January 1, 1998[23]. The original language of it was English[17]. Genres include comedy drama[8], drama film[9], black comedy[10], surrealism[11], and drama fiction[12].

Reception

The Old Lady and the Pigeons received the Annecy Cristal for a Short Film[3].

Why It Matters

The Old Lady and the Pigeons draws 237 Wikipedia views per month (animated_short_film category, ranking #149 of 1,467).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

FAQs

What awards did The Old Lady and the Pigeons receive?

Honors received include Annecy Cristal for a Short Film[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . CineTV. wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . annecy.org. annecy.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . CineTV. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Fabrication method traditional animation
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    P14449 113374
    Producer British Broadcasting Corporation, Didier Brunner
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