Harvie Krumpet
Harvie Krumpet is a 2003 Australian clay animation comedydrama short film written, directed and animated by Adam Elliot, and narrated by Geoffrey Rush. It tells the life story of Harvie Krumpet, a PolishAustralian man whose life is plagued by bad luck but who nevertheless remains optimistic.
The story revolves around the life of Harvek Milos Krumpetzki, born in Poland in 1922. As a child, he begins to collect pieces of information he calls fakts, which are presented throughout the film. At the outbreak of World War II, shortly after his parents death in a house fire, he migrates to Australia as a refugee, settling in Spotswood, Victoria, and changing his name to Harvie Krumpet.Despite a life filled with bad luckhaving Tourette syndrome, being struck by lightning, and losing one of his testicles to cancerHarvie remains optimistic, living out his own eccentric way of life. In one of the pivotal episodes of his life, Harvie sits in the park next to a statue of Horace while he hears the instructional Carpe diem, which inspires him to make many changes in his life, such as embracing nudism and embarking on daring rescue missions for animal rights. He marries Val, a nurse he meets in hospital, and they adopt a daughter, Ruby, who has deformed limbs due to the effects of thalidomide. ........
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