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The Family That Dwelt Apart
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Wikipedia article
'The Family That Dwelt Apart' is a 1973 Canadian animated short by Yvon Malette.
Summary
Based on the 1937 short story "Preposterous Parables; III The Family Which Dwelt Apart" by E. B. White, about the misadventures of a family of seven who live in happy isolation on a small island in Barnetuck Bay, until word gets out that they are in distress.
Production
The film is directed by Yvon Mallette, narrated by E.B. White, and produced by Wolf Koenig for the National Film Board of Canada.
Accolades
'The Family That Dwelt Apart' received the Canadian Film Award for best animation. It was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 47th Academy Awards, losing to the US Claymation short 'Closed Mondays'.[https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1975 1975|Oscars.org]
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