Grandma's Encyclopaedia

January. 01,1963

Rating：

6.2

Genre：

Animation

Keywords：

Train Hot Air Balloon Automobile

Trailer Synopsis Cast

A short film by Walerian Borowczyk. This first volume looks at the first three letters in Grandma's encyclopaedia: A for 'Automobile', B for 'Ballon', and C for 'Chemin de fer'.

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Reviews

Sexyloutak

1963/01/01

Absolutely the worst movie.

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Rio Hayward

1963/01/02

All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

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Kien Navarro

1963/01/03

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

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Hattie

1963/01/04

I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

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Michael_Elliott

1963/01/05

Grandmother's Encyclopedia (1963) *** (out of 4) Another interesting animated short from Borowczyk with this one showing three things from the first three letters of the alphabet. I'm really not sure of the history behind this film or if it was originally meant to be a series of films but apparently this was the only one completed. The film runs just over six minutes with the majority of the running time dealing with an automobile and a balloon. Both sequences are very entertaining and the director's imagination is all over the place as this is certainly some of the most unique animation that I've seen. There really aren't any laughs or drama but instead just a real treat for the eyes. Full title: Encyclopédie de grand-maman, L' .

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