Self service

Bozzetto’s satirical cartoon about a group of enterprising mosquitoes. An allegory of how capitalism works against conservation.

Content notification

Our collection comprises over 40,000 moving image works, acquired and catalogued between the 1940s and early 2000s. As a result, some items may reflect outdated, offensive and possibly harmful views and opinions. ACMI is working to identify and redress such usages.

Learn more about our collection and our collection policy here. If you come across harmful content on our website that you would like to report, let us know.

How to watch

This work has not been digitised and is currently unavailable to view online. It may be possible for approved reseachers to view onsite at ACMI.

Learn more about accessing our collection

Collection

In ACMI's collection

Credits

producer/director

Bruno Bozzetto

production company

Bruno Bozzetto Films

Duration

00:10:43:00

Production places

Italy

Production dates

1974

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

012972

Language

No spoken word

Subject categories

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Italy

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Conservation of natural resources

Comedy

Comedy → Political satire

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Capitalism

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Political satire

Literature → Allegory

Short films

Short films → Short films - Italy

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

U-Matic; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

Please note: this archive is an ongoing body of work. Sometimes the credit information (director, year etc) isn’t available so these fields may be left blank; we are progressively filling these in with further research.

Cite this work on Wikipedia

If you would like to cite this item, please use the following template: {{cite web |url=https://acmi.net.au/works/75553--self-service/ |title=Self service |author=Australian Centre for the Moving Image |access-date=2 December 2023 |publisher=Australian Centre for the Moving Image}}

Italy, 1974

Please note