When I am rich

Our hero dreams of winning a lot of money, buying new clothes and a car, then having a grand party. Short animated satire on the desire for personal wealth. The moral of the film is that the idea of suddenly gaining personal wealth is very attractive, including the delusion that it will bestow power and influence. However, desires are only dreams: it is more realistic to build one’s happiness on one’s true situation.

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Credits

production company

New Fields

Derek Phillips Animation

Duration

00:06:00:00

Production places

United Kingdom

Production dates

1977

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

014738

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Wealth

Animation

Animation → Animated films - Great Britain

Childrens Films

Childrens Films → Children's films - Great Britain

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Materialism

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Wealth

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

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United Kingdom, 1977

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