Monkeys Fish the Moon
by Zhou Keqin
China
Artistic Director: Ah da
Animation: Sun Nengzi, Xu Xiaoming, Zhu Shuqin
Cinematographer: Jiang Youyi
Music: Wu Yingju
Distribution:
Les Films du Paradoxe
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www.filmsduparadoxe.com
Year: 1981
35 mm, Color, 10 mn, silent
On a bright full moon, some monkeys try to catch the moon. After climbing on top of each other, they soon realize they will not manage to catch it. Then, looking at the moon’s reflection in the bottom of a well, one of them convinces its friends it can be caught from the surface of the water.