The Monk and the Fish
6.3
1994
6m
Animation
A plump and exuberant monk goes fishing, and a playful fish eludes him. First the monk uses a rod and reel, then a net; over and over, he ends up fish-less and wet. Sleepless, he tries luring the fish at night with a bank of candles. He tries a bow and arrow. The tireless and insouciant fish leads the monk through a viaduct, over irrigated steppes, across cisterns, down canals.
Key Crew
Director
Michael Dudok de Wit
Writers
Michael Dudok de Wit
Michael Dudok de Wit
Cinematography
Patrick Tallaron
Music
Serge Besset
Reviews (1)
CinemaSerf
7/10
A monk is sitting by the water's edge looking at his reflection when out pops a fish. He immediately races to his cell where he procures a net and a bucket. Dinner? Well the fish has other ideas and despite the nimbleness of this rather portly cleric who's quite adept at the martial arts, the fish c...
