La Faim (Hunger) is the Impressively Repulsive 1973 Animated Short Film Directed by Peter Foldes, and Produced by the National Film Board of Canada. La Faim has the Unique Distinction of Being one of the FIRST Computer Animated Films, and it took a Year and a Half to Make. The Director Peter Foldes collaborated with he National Research Council’s Division of Radio and Electrical Engineerings’ Data Systems Group, who Decided to Develop a Computer Animation Application in 1969.
La Faim is a Grotesque, Cruel, Violent, and Highly Effective Story Told Without Words in a Bold Speechless Narrative. The Film is a Grave Morality Tale about Greed, Gluttony, and Consumerism in Contemporary Society. The Film’s Main Character an Aggressively Self-Indulgent Business Man with a Voracious Appetite in a World Plagued by Hunger and Poverty.
The Man starts by Eating only a Minor Amount to begin with, but soon He’s Eating More and More He’s simply Never Satisfied. This of course Inevitably leads to a VIOLENT AND NAUSEATING Transformation as the Man is Devoured by His Own Increasing Greediness. Eventually in The End the Greedy Overindulgent Businessman is consumed by his own Greed, and then He Himself is Eaten by the Starving Masses.
La Faim begs the Question “Who Needs Ethic When You Have Everything You Need or Want at Your Finger Tips?”
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Presented By Les Sober