Director: Joop Geesink?
Release Date: 1943
Rating: ★★★
Review:
‘Serenata nocturna‘, Marten Toonder’s and Joop Geesink’s first stop motion film, did raise interest of Philips, and the Dutch electronics company commissioned another short to advertise the Philishave, an electronic razor. This resulted in ‘Phi-garo in het woud’.
in ‘Phi-garo in het woud’ a bearded gnome tries to impress a female elf, but she rejects him. The gnome gets a shave at the local barber, but the elf still rejects him. Then a witch shows him the Philips Philishave, which does the trick.
‘Phi-Garo in het woud’ is less entertaining than ‘Serenata nocturna’, its story less logical, and its designs more generic than in the earlier cartoon. The animation, however, is a little more assured. More commissions were now to follow.
Watch ‘Phi-garo in het woud’ yourself and tell me what you think:
‘Phi-garo in het woud’ is available on the DVD inside the Dutch book ‘De Toonder Animatiefilms’
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December 19, 2015 at 09:48
alice.grob
Wat een aandoenlijk knullig filmpje! Je moeertje
February 29, 2016 at 14:53
Joop Geesink Tribute site
Ja dit is zeker knullig, maar kijk eens op deze site onder welke primitieve en oorlogsomstandigheden dit is gemaakt: http://www.dutch-vintage-animation.org/index.php/nl/beeldarchief/animation-films/199-1943-phi-garo-in-het-woud