A suspicious pear-thieving beast becomes fast friends with a lonely man who proudly presents him to the prestigious Academy of Sciences.
Writing
Dry academic satire packed into nine minutes; every line lands.
Director
Gene Deitch
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gene Deitch was an American exile in Prague who directed Tom & Jerry and Popeye shorts for Czech studios; this French-set curio was made entirely behind the Iron Curtain.
Based on a 1971 children's book by Tomi Ungerer, the controversial illustrator who also gave you The Three Robbers and that extremely unhinged Christmas book about Satan.
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