The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb
The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb is a 1993 surrealist horror mystery stopmotion animated film directed by Dave Borthwick made by Bolexbrothers studio, and funded by Richard Hutchinson, BBC, La Sept, and Manga Entertainment, which also distributed the film on video. Though it draws its title character from the fairy tale Tom Thumb, the story and setting is substantially different, depicting Tom as a fetuslike child living in a grim and squalid urban environment.
The Secret Adventures of Tom Thumb was made using a combination of stopmotion animation and pixilation live actors posed and shot framebyframe, often with live actors and puppets sharing the frame. It was originally commissioned as a 10minute short for BBC2s Christmas programming, but was rejected for being too dark for the festive season. The short version nevertheless garnered critical acclaim through showings at animation festivals, and a featurelength version was commissioned by the BBC a year later.
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