Madame Tutli-Putli

Matt Forsythe | May 14th, 2007

Some friends at the National Film Board (where I work part of the week) alerted me to this trailer from the upcoming animated film, Tutli Putli. Apparently, this 17 minute piece has been five years in the making and – aesthetically, at the very least – it’s paid off. The art direction looks stunning.

The film is produced by the NFB and animated by the folks from Clyde Henry – a Montreal based animation/illustration house which specializes in the creepy and surreal. According to this animation blog, they are also working on an adaptation of Chester Brown’s comic, Ed the Happy Clown. Seems like a good match.

Check out more clips and interviews with the film-makers at the NFB’s official Tutli Putli site.

More interesting commentary on the film:
Cartoon Brew on Tutli Putli
Hydrocephalic Bunny on Tutli Putli

UPDATE: I just watched a screener of the film and – yup – it’s fantastic. Very funny, slightly creepy and ornately detailed; a real labour of love and a wonderful film.

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  • This trailer gives me a very deep sense of the "uncanny valley". *Shiver*
  • I think that that's what they are trying to get at. But instead of it being accidental, a la Polar Express, it's more of an aesthetic decision. And it looks fantastic. I'm looking forward to checking it out.
  • bathwater
    I've seen the whole thing, and it blew my mind. This film is going to do great things, and it should do very well at Cannes.
  • Aaaaah! I wanna see a screener too! Where you guys find those things?
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