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Why does the moon wear no clothes?

Unknown, 1976
film

A quirky animated film concerning an old tailor whose efforts to make a suit of clothing for the moon are confounded by the moon’s changing shape.

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Algorithmically related works from our collection by description:

Moon man

United States, 1967
Similarity: 72%

Valley of the moon

Canada, 1973
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The Moon

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Moon man (K)

United States, 1981
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On the moon

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The King's tailor

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Luna, luna, luna

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The Toy

Australia, 2006
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Paper Moon

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The Emperor's New Clothes

Germany, 1959
Similarity: 67%

The Space movie

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The Lunar cycle

Victoria, Australia, 2006
Similarity: 66%

Moon's men

United Kingdom, 1964
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Howling at the moon

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Man looks at the moon

United States, 1971
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The Moon: an instructional sound film

United States, 1934
Similarity: 66%

Moon to Dust

Australia, 2009
Similarity: 66%

How Mole got his trousers

Czechoslovakia, 1973
Similarity: 66%
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