The Drag (film) explained
The Drag |
Director: | Carlos Marchiori |
Producer: | Wolf Koenig Robert Verrall |
Narrator: | Guy Glover |
Cinematography: | Murray Fallen |
Editing: | Karl Duplessis (sound) |
Music: | Donald Douglas |
Studio: | National Film Board of Canada |
Distributor: | National Film Board of Canada |
Runtime: | 8 minutes |
Country: | Canada |
Language: | English |
The Drag is a 1965 anti-smoking animated short film, animated and directed by the Italian artist Carlos Marchiori for the National Film Board of Canada.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
Summary
The Drag, which was sponsored by the Canadian Department of National Health and Welfare, is aimed at young people and is a comical look at the dangers of tobacco addiction and the difficulties of quitting. It also explores the part that cigarette advertising played in getting people hooked. It traces the insecure protagonist's path to addiction after he discovers, as a teen-ager, that smoking can make him "cool". His addiction follows him into adulthood, until the scare of lung cancer forces him to face his demons. This funny yet cautionary tale is told by the protagonist as he sits on a psychiatrist's couch, his recollections amusingly illustrated in colourful vignettes of his past. Entertaining and visually rich, the film is a deterrent against smoking drawn in typical '60s modernist/pop-art style, complete with kaleidoscopic collage montages.[6] [7] [8] [9]
Awards
- Calvin Workshop Awards, Kansas City, Missouri: Notable Film Award, 1966
- Columbus International Film & Animation Festival, Columbus, Ohio: Chris Certificate, 1967
- International Festival of Red Cross and Health Films, Varna, Bulgaria: Silver Medal, 1969
- 39th Academy Awards, Los Angeles: Nominee: Best Short Subject, Cartoons, 1967[10] [11] [12] [13]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: The Drag . nfb.ca . National Film Board of Canada . 23 April 2023.
- https://www.catoga.com/visit Artist — CA'TOGA
- https://web.archive.org/web/20230205141259/https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6c9b91c4 BFI
- https://www.festival-cannes.com/en/films/the-drag Festival de Cannes
- Web site: Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award 1966 -. cartoonresearch.com.
- https://oddballfilms.blogspot.com/2013/09/learn-your-lessonabout-smoking-puff.html Oddball Films: Learn Your Lesson...About Smoking: Puff Puff Pass the Shockucation - Fri. Sep. 13 - 8PM
- https://www.filmaffinity.com/us/film646646.html FilmAffinity
- https://oddballfilms.blogspot.com/2015/11/learn-your-lesson-from-60s-groovy.html Oddball Films: Learn your Lesson from the '60s - A Groovy Shockucation - Fri. Nov. 20th - 8PM
- http://oddballfilms.blogspot.com/2016/02/animazione-demente-psychedelic-world-of.html Oddball Films: Animazione Demente - The Psychedelic World of Italian Cartoons - Thur. Mar. 3rd - 8PM
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KP-eSgyKARE Short Film Winners: 1967 Oscars
- Web site: The Drag. Collection. National Film Board of Canada. 28 February 2016.
- Begoray. Deborah L.. 28 February 2003. Best of the Best: Romantic Tales and Other Whimsical Relationships. Canadian Materials. Manitoba Library Association.
- https://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1967 1967|Oscars.org