All Nothing

{{short description|1978 film}}

{{Infobox film

| name = All Nothing

| native_name = Tout rien

| image =

| caption = Film poster

| director = Frédéric Back

| producer = Frédéric Back

| writer = Frédéric Back

| narrator =

| music = Normand Roger

| cinematography =

| editing = Jacques Leroux

| studio = Société Radio-Canada

| distributor =

| released = {{Film date|1978}}

| runtime = 11 minutes

| country = Canada

| language =

| budget =

}}

All Nothing ({{langx|fr|Tout rien}}) is a Canadian animated short film, directed by Frédéric Back and released in 1978.Maria Popova, [https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2011/10/all-nothing-poetic-1978-animated-allegory-about-mankinds-greed/247257/ "All Nothing: Poetic 1978 Animated Allegory About Mankind's Greed"]. The Atlantic, October 27, 2011.

Summary

A portrait of human greed and avarice, the film depicts the impacts of people's drive toward acquisition and consumption on the natural environment.John L. Kennedy and Eugene Walz, [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/frederic-back "Frédéric Back"]. The Canadian Encyclopedia, November 4, 2007.

Release

The film was originally produced for Télévision de Radio-Canada, who broadcast it in 1978, before being released theatrically in other markets in 1980.Robert Bélisle, "Frédéric Back entre deux portes". 24images, May–June 1981.

Accolades

The film received an Academy Award nomination for Best Animated Short Film at the 53rd Academy Awards."Oscar nomination for Radio-Canada". The Globe and Mail, March 7, 1981.{{cite web|url=http://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/cartoons-considered-for-an-academy-award-1980/|title=Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award – 1980 -|website=cartoonresearch.com}}

See also

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