The Cat Came Back

A compilation of National Film Board of Canada films presented by on-camera host Leonard Maltin. Begone Dull Care: A lively and colourful interpretation of jazz music played by the Oscar Peterson Trio. Animator: Norman McLaren. Mindscape: The pinscreen animation technique is used in this film about an artist who steps inside his painting and wanders about in a strange landscape. Animator: Jacques Drouin. Canada Vignettes: Log Driver's Waltz: Based on the folksong written by Wade Hemsworth, this tale is of a young girl who chooses a log driver over his more well-to-do, land-loving competition. Sung by Kate and Anna McGarrigle. Animator: John Weldon. The Cat Came Back: Old Mr. Johnson makes manic attempts to rid himself of a little yellow cat that just won't stay away. Animator: Cordell Barker. OSCAR® nominee. Getting Started: The procrastinating hero attempts to practise a piece of music on the piano. Animator: Richard Condie. The Sweater: A small boy in rural Quebec receives a Toronto Maple Leafs hockey sweater by mistake. Animator: Sheldon Cohen. The Street: Mordecai Richler's story of a family's reactions to their dying grandmother. Animator: Caroline Leaf. OSCAR® nominee. Pas de deux: By exposing the same frames as many as ten times, the animators create a multiple image of ballerina Margaret Mercier and her partner, Vincent Warren. Animators: Norman McLaren, Evelyn Lambart. OSCAR® nominee. Anniversary/L'Anniversaire: A computer-animated film to celebrate the National Film Board of Canada's 50th anniversary. Animators: Marc Aubry, Michel Hébert.

Inspirée d'une chanson folklorique centenaire, voici l'histoire d'un vieux monsieur qui ne réussit pas à se débarrasser d'un petit chat jaune qui persiste à revenir chez lui, malgré ses efforts désespérés pour l'en dissuader.

An old fool meets a young fool at a crossroads in the 14th century. The old fool stays at the crossroads while the young fool skips blindly down the wrong road. The old fool must teach his young apprentice about the trials and tribulations of taking the wrong road. A quirky tale in imaginative cel animation. Film without words.