While the name Dominique Monfery is probably not known to many, the people this short film do not only include one of Walt Disney's nephews, but also the world-famous artist Salvador Dalí, who wrote it right after World War 2. And his contribution is easy to see. I am not a great expert when it comes to Dalí, but everybody knows "The Persistence of Memory", the famous Dalí painting with the melting clocks. And we don't even have to watch the film till the part where these melting clocks appear in order to identify him as way earlier, right after the start, there is already a scene which has melting faces that seem incredibly dalíesque. We also see ants crawling out of an open hand wound, a symbolism already used by Dalí much earlier when he wrote the script for the notable 1920s surreal movie "Un chien andalou".
Just like the aforementioned, this animated short film here doesn't really have a factual storyline apart from the fact that it centers on a beautiful black-haired woman from start to finish. What it does have, however, is great music (Armando Dominguez' rendition of "Destino" is a thing of beauty, especially with English lyrics towards the end.) and excellent animation. The over 50 year wait for its completion was very well worth it. I'd say the film it lost the Oscar to that year, Harvey Krumpet, is still a bit better, but the nomination was very well-deserved.
Just like the aforementioned, this animated short film here doesn't really have a factual storyline apart from the fact that it centers on a beautiful black-haired woman from start to finish. What it does have, however, is great music (Armando Dominguez' rendition of "Destino" is a thing of beauty, especially with English lyrics towards the end.) and excellent animation. The over 50 year wait for its completion was very well worth it. I'd say the film it lost the Oscar to that year, Harvey Krumpet, is still a bit better, but the nomination was very well-deserved.