The Plant

A live-action non-narrated story about a man who brings a plant, that had been struggling up through a crack in the pavement, into his apartment. The plant is lavished with kindness by its new owner, but has a mind of its own and soon grows out of control. It encroaches into all areas of the apartment, eventually damaging it beyond repair. An open-ended film allowing scope for language development.

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Credits

producer

Helene Verrier

production company

ONF | NFB

director

Thomas Vamos

Duration

00:08:00:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1982

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

303165

Language

English

Subject categories

Adaptations

Childrens Films

Literature → Children's literature - Film and video adaptations

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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Canada, 1982

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