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The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix
Last night I went to see The Pinchcliffe Grand Prix, a 1975 stop-motion animation movie from Norway (original title "Flåklypa Grand Prix")! This 90-min. film by Ivo Caprino takes place in a small Norwegian mountain village, where an ingenious inventor runs a bicycle shop.
When watching the news one day, the inventor finds out that an old worker had stolen his sports car motor design and became famous winning races without giving him any kind of credit. Furious (though his motionless face is always smiling :D), he decides to make a better car and win against him. The only problem is that he is very poor, his shop being at the very top of the mountain and therefore unpopular with those with a broken bicycle, but the solution is found when a rich Arabic oil company arrives in town and offers to become his sponsor.
All of the scenes have impressive details, and the final race is breathtaking, complete with sabotage and "dirty tricks", making this masterpiece surely enjoyable for people of all ages. Even though I never buy these, I couldn't resist getting the movie's pamphlet.
The movie is currently playing at Theatre N Shibuya with Japanese subtitles (some screenings are dubbed).
Posted on February 22, 2007 at 19:35 | Tweet
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I swear I saw this film when I was in animation school way back when, but I can't seem to recall any of the scenes. I must have just remembered hearing the name of this film. I'll try and catch it.
Posted by Roy on February 25, 2007 at 12:29
You should definitely see it! Who knows, maybe you'll have flashbacks from your animation class. :)
Posted by Patrick on February 25, 2007 at 13:12