The Hat (film)
1999 Canadian film
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The Hat (French: Le Chapeau) is a Canadian adult animated short film, directed by Michèle Cournoyer and released in 1999.[1] Told entirely without dialogue, the film centres on a young woman working as an exotic dancer in a bar. She recalls an incident from her childhood where she was sexually abused by a male visitor with a hat.[2]
Pierre Hébert
| The Hat | |
|---|---|
| French | Le Chapeau |
| Directed by | Michèle Cournoyer |
| Written by | Michèle Cournoyer |
| Produced by | Thérèse Descary Pierre Hébert |
| Cinematography | Pierre Landry |
| Edited by | Fernand Bélanger |
| Music by | Jean Derome |
| Animation by | Michèle Cournoyer |
Production company | |
Release date |
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Running time | 6 minutes |
| Country | Canada |
The film was screened in the International Critics' Week section of the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.[3] It was also screened at the 2000 Toronto International Film Festival,[1] where it was named the winner of the award for Best Canadian Short Film.[4]
It subsequently won the Jutra Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 3rd Jutra Awards in 2001,[5] and was later named as one of the 100 best animated films of all time in a critics' survey by Variety.[3]
