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The Wall (1966 film)
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Wikipedia article
'The Wall' is a 1966 Yugoslav animated short film by for Zagreb Film.
Synopsis
A naked, long haired man makes multiple attempts to tackle a high brick was that stands in his way, possibly an allusion to the Berlin Wall. Simultaneously, another figure, in a suit and tie, watches all this passively, even when the bearded man finally breaks the wall and dies.[https://books.google.hr/books?id=nUqCYbHIhCgC&pg=PA98&dq=the+wall+ante+zaninovic&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj4hO3-n-btAhWJCOwKHSwHCmYQ6AEwAHoECAQQAg#v=onepage&q=the%20wall%20ante%20zaninovic&f=false Film Comedy By Geoff King], pp. 98 The man in suit passes through the gaping hole with ease, encountering another wall, he continues to wait and act passively. The overall mood of the film is frequently cited as an example of dark humor.[https://books.google.hr/books?id=QduxCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA240&dq=the+wall+ante+zaninovic&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj4hO3-n-btAhWJCOwKHSwHCmYQ6AEwAXoECAYQAg#v=onepage&q=the%20wall%20ante%20zaninovic&f=false Politics, Art and Commitment in the East European Cinema, By D.W. Pa], pp. 240
Reception
The short is considered the author's most acclaimed one. Ivo krabalo, writing for Globus, described it as one of the exemplary works of the "second wave" of Zagreb animation.[https://books.google.hr/books?id=lZUaAQAAIAAJ&q=zid+ante+zaninovic&dq=zid+ante+zaninovic&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiW9trho-btAhUPKuwKHTb6CB4Q6AEwAnoECAIQAg 101 godina filma u Hrvatskoj 1896-1997: pregled povijesti hrvatske kinematografije, Ivo krabalo, NZ Globus, 1998], pp. 309 Film critic Ronald Holloway praised Zaninovi's derisive wit in the short.[https://books.google.hr/books?id=zyNLAAAAMAAJ&q=zid+ante+zaninovic&dq=zid+ante+zaninovic&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiW9trho-btAhUPKuwKHTb6CB4Q6AEwCHoECAUQAg Z is for Zagreb], Ronald Holloway, Tantivy Press, 1972, pp. 83
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