George and Rosemary

George and Rosemary is a 1987 animated short co-directed by Alison Snowden and David Fine, about two "golden agers" who prove that passion is not exclusively for the young. Produced by Eunice Macaulay for the National Film Board of Canada, the film received the Genie Award for Best Short Film and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 60th Academy Awards. It was also included in the Animation Show of Shows. The film was narrated by Cec Linder.

Storyline

George, an old dreamer, has a secret love for the woman directly next door to him. However, while he can sweep her off her feet in his imagination; actually doing it is a different matter. So he stays at his home as he works to build up the gumption to see her. [1]

Cast and Crew

Cast

• Cec Linder - Narrator (voice)
• Doris Malcolm (voice)
• Marty Myers (voice)
• Alexander Weldon (voice)

Produced by

• David Fine - associate producer
• Eunice Macaulay - producer
• Douglas Macdonald - executive producer

Music by

• Patrick Godfrey

Production Design by

• David Fine
• Alison Snowden

Sound Department

• Adrian Croll - sound re-recordist
• Paul Demers - sound editor
• David Fine - sound
• Vital Millette - foley artist
• Alison Snowden - sound
• Hans Peter Strobl - sound re-recordist

Camera and Electrical Department

• Jacques Avoine- animation camera operator
• Robin L.P. Bain- animation camera operator
• Pierre Landry- animation camera operator

Animation Department

• Francoise Barraud - painter
• Lucie Belec - painter
• Jitka Dvorakva - painter
• David Fine - animator
• Bozenna Heczko - painter
• Alison Snowden - animator

Other Crew

• Tamara Lynch - studio administrator
• Carol Smith - studio administrator

See also

• Bob's Birthday
• Bob and Margaret

External links

• Watch George and Rosemary at NFB.ca
• George and Rosemary at IMDb