Madame Tutli-Putli – A film by Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski
Madame Tutli-Putli is a stopmotion animated short in which she boards a night train, dragging all her belongings with her. Traveling alone, she shares her cabin with strangers who appear sometimes benevolent, sometimes threatening.
When night falls, she finds herself at the heart of an agonizing metaphysical adventure, where reality merges with dreams. Jungian thriller? Hitchcockian suspense? Artistic tour de force? Get on board, the night train is waiting for you …
Crédits
Directors: Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski
Title: Madame Tutli-Putli
Original title: Madame Tutli-Putli
Director: Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski
Screenplay: Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski
Animation: Chris Lavis and Maciek Szczerbowski
Actress: Laurie Maher
Sound: David Bryant
Original music: Jean-Frédéric Messier, David Bryant
Special Effects: Jason Walker
Production: Marcy Page (en) for the National Film Board of Canada (NFB)
Country of origin: Canada
Date release: 2007
Country: Canada
Duration: 17 minutes
Production notes
Madame Tutli-Putli boards the night train, overwhelmed by all her earthly possessions and the ghosts of her past. She travels alone, facing both the kindness and the threat of strangers. When night falls, she finds herself the prize in a desperate metaphysical adventure.
Drifting between real and imaginary worlds, Madame Tutli-Putli confronts her demons and is drawn into a surf of mystery and suspense.
An exhilarating existential journey
The National Film Board of Canada presents a superb stop-motion animated film that takes the viewer on an exhilarating existential journey. The film features groundbreaking visual techniques and is backed up by a haunting and original score.
Painstaking care and craftsmanship in form and detail bring to life a fully imagined tactile world unlike any you’ve ever seen. Jungian thriller? Hitchcockian suspense? Artistic tour de force? The night train is waiting for you.
Awards
Madame Tutli-Putli has won several international awards. He was also selected for an Oscar in 2008.
In total, the film received more than 45 awards and mentions