The Musical Pig Explained

The Musical Pig (Croatian: Muzikalno prase) is a 1966 animated short by Zlatko Grgić about an unlucky little pig with a gift for singing.^[1] Grgić was assisted by Borivoj Dovniković during the writing of the script.^[2]

Synopsis

"A pig with a magnificent voice who wants to be listened to and appreciated. He goes to one person after another, but their ears are deaf, they see him as roast pork, utter a hunting cry and seize a knife".^[3]

Accolades

The short competed for the Short Film Award at the 1966 Cannes Film Festival.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=0azMCgAAQBAJ&dq=muzikalno+prase&pg=PA265 Animation: A World History: Volume II: The Birth of a Style - The Three Market, By Giannalberto Bendazzi
2. https://books.google.com/books?id=zyNLAAAAMAAJ&q=musical+pig+grgic Z is for Zagreb, Ronald Holloway, Tantivy Press, 1972
3. https://books.google.com/books?id=rQnWAAAAMAAJ&q=musical+pig+grgic Animation in the Cinema, Ralph Stephenson, A. Zwemmer, 1967
4. Web site: Muzikalno Prase - Festival de Cannes . festival-cannes.com. 2020-12-24.
5. Web site: Zlatko Grgić - Večernji.hr. vecernji.hr. 2020-12-24.