The Monk and the Fish

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Play Time: 6 mins
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The Monk and the Fish

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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.

Original Title:Le Moine et le Poisson
Status: Released (1994-10-01)
Awards:Nominated for 1 Oscar. 4 wins & 2 nominations total
Screen:Michael Dudok de Wit
Productions: Folimage, Canal+
Production Countries: France
Spoken Languages: No Language
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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 ....

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