| Surogat Ersatz The Substitute | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Dušan Vukotić |
| Written by | Rudolf Sremec |
| Music by | Tomica Simović |
| Color process | Eastmancolor |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Herts-Lion and Gelt Ventures |
Release date |
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Running time | 10 minutes |
| Country | Yugoslavia |
Surogat[1] (known in English as Ersatz and The Substitute) is a 1961 Yugoslav short animated film by Croatian director Dušan Vukotić, produced by Zagreb Film, then a Yugoslav film production company. The film is also known by several other names in other languages: Cyррогат, Der Ersatz, Le Succēdanē and Surrogatto.[2]
Plot
A man takes a trip to the beach and every object he brings with him, no matter how unlikely, is inflatable.[3][4]
Accolades
The film won an Academy Award for Short Subjects (Cartoons) in 1962.[5][6][7][8]
Legacy
Preservation
The Academy Film Archive preserved Ersatz in 2012.[9]
In popular culture
According to producer David Silverman, The Simpsons the character design for the in-show cartoon "Worker and Parasite" in the 22nd episode of the series 4, 'Krusty Gets Kancelled', was based on Surogat. Simpson's creator Matt Groening said it was one of his favorite moments from The Simpsons.[10]
References
- ↑ FilmAffinity
- ↑ MUBI
- ↑ 1962 Ersatz( Surogat) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming: Internet Archive
- ↑ "SUROGAT"/ERSATZ" on Vimeo
- ↑ Croatian Art © by Darko Zubrinic, Zagreb (1995)
- ↑ Short Film Winners: 1962 Oscars
- ↑ When Indie Animation Won Its First Oscar|Animation Obsessive
- ↑ 1962|Oscars.org
- ↑ "Preserved Projects". Academy Film Archive.
- ↑ Groening, Matt. (2004). DVD Commentary for "Krusty Gets Kancelled", in The Simpsons: The Complete Fourth Season [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.