Cuckoo, Mr. Edgar!

Cuckoo, Mr. Edgar!
FrenchCoucou, Monsieur Edgar!
Directed byPierre M. Trudeau
Written byPierre M. Trudeau
Pierre-Michel Tremblay
Denis Saint-Denis
Produced byMarc Bertrand
Thérèse Descary
Edited byJosé Heppell
Music byLouis Gagné
Production
company
Release date
  • 1999 (1999)
Running time
13 minutes
CountryCanada

Cuckoo, Mr. Edgar! (French: Coucou, Monsieur Edgar!) is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Pierre M. Trudeau and released in 1999.[1] The film centres on Mr. Edgar, a mechanical bird in a cuckoo clock left inside an abandoned house, who is forced to adapt to the demands of fatherhood when a storm causes three eggs to tumble into the house's living room which soon hatch into baby birds.[2]

The film received a Genie Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 21st Genie Awards,[3] and a Jutra Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 2nd Jutra Awards.

References

  1. ^ Kathryn Greenaway, "A week of fun and games: Activities ranging from theatre to puppets to skiing will entertain kids on school break". Montreal Gazette, February 26, 2000.
  2. ^ John Griffin, "Animated tale a treat for all ages". Montreal Gazette, February 25, 2000.
  3. ^ Liam Lacey, "Maelstrom storms the Genies". The Globe and Mail, December 13, 2000.


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