Crac is a 1981 animated short film produced, written and directed by Frédéric Back.

Crac
Directed byFrédéric Back
Written byFrédéric Back
Produced byFrédéric Back [1]
Edited byJacques Leroux
Music byNormand Roger
Production
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Distributed byThe Video Project (USA) [2]
Release date
  • 1981 (1981)
Running time
15 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Plot

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The story follows the experiences of a rocking chair, from its creation from a tree through its time as a member of a Canadian farming family.[3]

Reception and legacy

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Crac won the 1981 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.[4]

It also was part of Animation Show of Shows.[5]

Animation critic Charles Solomon named it as one of the best animated films of the 1980s.[6]

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