Anna & Bella is a 1984 Dutch animated short film from the Netherlands. At the 58th Academy Awards, Anna & Bella won an Oscar for Best Animated Short Film.[2] The film runs 8 minutes.[3] It was directed by Børge Ring,[4][5] and its cast includes Tonny Huurdeman as the voices of Anna and of Bella.

Anna & Bella
Directed byBørge Ring
Produced byCilia van Dijk[1]
StarringTonny Huurdeman
Annemieke Ring
Peter Ring
Edited byHans Perk
Release date
  • November 10, 1984 (1984-11-10)
Running time
8 minutes
CountryNetherlands
LanguageDutch

Plot edit

This short film is about two elderly sisters looking through their memories of their lives together.

Reception and legacy edit

Animation critic Charles Solomon listed it as one of the best animated films of the 1980s a year after the Oscar win.[6]

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References edit

  1. ^ "1986: Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences". Oscars.org. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  2. ^ Jim Henson, Kermit and Scooter: 1986 Oscars on YouTube
  3. ^ Anna & Bella by Borge Ring | Short of the Week
  4. ^ Borge Ring Animation on YouTube
  5. ^ "Børge Ring R.I.P. – Animation Scoop". www.animationscoop.com. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  6. ^ MOVIES OF THE '80s : ANIMATION : MICE DREAMS - Los Angeles Times

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