Sisyphus

Hungary

1974

3 Min

Black and White

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SOUND Péter Bársony, Béla Zsebényi

Synopsis

This Academy Award-nominated short is an artistically spare depiction of the Greek myth of Sisyphus, sentenced to eternally roll a stone up a mountain. The story is presented in a single, unbroken shot, consisting of a dynamic line drawing of Sisyphus, the stone, and the mountainside.

Director

Marcell Jankovics

Marcell Jankovics (21 October 1941,-) is a Hungarian graphic artist, cartoon director, animator and author. He received his Oscar nomination for the 1974 animated short movie “Sisyphus” That movie was used for a GMC Yukon Hybrid ad during the 2008 Super Bowl based on an agreement between the Hungarian film studio Pannónia and GM. He also received a Palme d’Or for the short movie “The Struggle” at the Cannes Film Festival in 1977. —Wikipedia