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A Chairy Tale (1957)

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10m

Running Time

December 31, 1957
Release Date

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A Chairy Tale (1957)

Name: A Chairy Tale
Genre: Animation, Comedy
Released: 1957-12-31
Rating: 5.71

5.71

/ 10

7 User Ratings

10m

Running Time

December 31, 1957
Release Date

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Plot.

An ordinary-looking chair refuses to be sat upon.

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Cast & Crew.

Claude Jutra

Young Man / Director

Norman McLaren

Director

Ravi Shankar

Music

Maurice Blackburn

Music

Chatur Lal

Music

Evelyn Lambart

Animation

Media.

Details.

Release Date
December 31, 1957

Status
Released

Running Time
10m

Filming Locations
Montreal, Canada

Genres
Animation Comedy

Last updated: 2025-03-09

Wiki.

A Chairy Tale (French: Il était une chaise) is a 1957 Canadian stop-motion pixilation short film co-directed by Norman McLaren and Claude Jutra for the National Film Board of Canada. Set to the music of Ravi Shankar and Chatur Lal, it comedically portrays Jutra's attempts to sit on an uncooperative chair.