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Frank Moynihan
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The Little Prince · 1979The Little Prince
★ 6.61979
MovieAnimationAdventure
The Little Prince questions the universe in this story of innocence and wonder.
Rip Van Winkle · 1978Rip Van Winkle
★ 5.71978
MovieAnimationFantasy
Rip Van Winkle, a lazy American man, wanders off one day with his dog Wolf into the Kaatskill mountains where he runs into an odd group of men drinking and playing bowls. He drinks some of their mysterious brew and passes out. When he wakes up under a tree he is astonished to find that 20 years have passed and things are a lot different. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.
The First Christmas · 1998The First Christmas
★ 6.71998
MovieAnimationDrama
The story of the birth of Christ brought to life in this claymation short film.
The Star Child · 1989The Star Child
★ 7.01989
MovieAnimation
Pero is a handsome boy, but when he becomes enamored with his own looks, he must learn a difficult lesson about the value of external beauty. Based on the story by Oscar Wilde.
The Velveteen Rabbit · 2003The Velveteen Rabbit
★ 5.52003
MovieAnimationFamily
Using vivid clay animation, this adaptation of the classic children's book is a feast for the eyes. Although the velveteen rabbit is the favorite plaything of a young boy, the more modern, mechanical toys hold the stuffed bunny in contempt … except the rabbit's single friend, the skin horse, who has become real. As the horse explains the mystery of how to become real, a fable about the transforming power of love and imagination unfolds.
Michael the Visitor · 1995Michael the Visitor
★ 8.01995
MovieAnimation
Stockard Channing narrates this inspiring story adapted from Leo Tolstoy's tale "Truths We Live By." Simon the shoemaker barely makes enough to get by, but that doesn't stop the kind cobbler from taking in a needy homeless man named Michael. Simon provides Michael with food, shelter and a job as his assistant. Mysteries unfold, relationships strengthen and new purpose is found as Simon slowly unravels the details of Michael's life.