While the townspeople in the village square raucously celebrate Christmas, a homeless man rescues a discarded box from the garbage. The box turns out to be magical, and it takes him on a spiritual journey far more fantastic than any of the villagers are likely to experience.
While the townspeople in the village square raucously celebrate Christmas, a homeless man rescues a discarded box from the garbage. The box turns out to be magical, and it takes him on a spiritual journey far more fantastic than any of the villagers are likely to experience.
While watching the film, create a narration in either French or English. Share these with your peers and identify comparisons and contrasts between the different scripts. Discuss how colour and music are used in the cartoon (e.g., to convey theme, message, space). What are the messages of the cartoon?
An Old Box, Paul Driessen, provided by the National Film Board of Canada