Metamorphosis (1975 film)

Metamorphosis is a Canadian short comedy-drama film, directed by Barry Greenwald and released in 1975.[1] A satirical parable about the rat race, the film centres on a man (Bob Green) who is bored with his daily routine, and decides one day to undress and dress himself again in the elevator on his way to work; successfully accomplishing the task, he sets greater challenges to accomplish during the nine-floor elevator ride, culminating in a day when he lives his entire life in the span of the trip and is dead by the time he reaches the ground floor.[1]

Metamorphosis
Directed byBarry Greenwald
Written byBarry Greenwald
Produced byBarry Greenwald
StarringBob Green
Ali Kubik
Albert Williams
CinematographyJohn Westheuser
Edited byBarry Greenwald
Distributed byCanadian Filmmakers' Distribution Centre
Release date
  • September 15, 1975 (1975-09-15) (Stratford)
Running time
10 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Greenwald made the film as a student project while studying film at Conestoga College.[2]

The film premiered in 1975 at the Stratford Film Festival. It was screened ten days later at Concordia University's Canadian Student Film Festival, where it received an honorable mention,[2] and Greenwald won the Canadian Film Award for Best Sound Editing in a Non-Feature at the 26th Canadian Film Awards.[3]

It was subsequently screened at the 1976 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Short Film Palme d'Or.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Frank Daley, "Cannes prize-winner forced to drive taxi". Ottawa Journal, June 18, 1976.
  2. ^ a b Dane Lanken, "Last year's festival entrant is one of this year's judges". Montreal Gazette, September 24, 1976.
  3. ^ Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 111-114.
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