{"id":124993,"date":"2012-01-24T19:26:29","date_gmt":"2012-01-24T19:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=124993"},"modified":"2012-01-24T19:26:29","modified_gmt":"2012-01-24T19:26:29","slug":"the-fantastic-flying-books-of-mr-morris-lessmore-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=124993","title":{"rendered":"The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/35404908\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/vimeo.com\/35404908<\/a><br \/>\nInspired, in equal measures, by Hurricane Katrina, Buster Keaton, The Wizard of Oz, and a love for books, \u201cMorris Lessmore\u201d is a story of people who devote their lives to books and books who return the favor. Morris Lessmore is a poignant, humorous allegory about the curative powers of story. Using a variety of techniques (miniatures, computer animation, 2D animation) award winning author\/ illustrator William Joyce and Co-director Brandon Oldenburg present a new narrative experience that harkens back to silent films and M-G-M Technicolor musicals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tumblrize-permalink\"><a href=\"http:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=28257\" title=\"Go to original post at The Curious Brain\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Original Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/vimeo.com\/35404908 Inspired, in equal measures, by Hurricane Katrina, Buster Keaton, The Wizard of Oz, and a love for books, \u201cMorris Lessmore\u201d is a story of people who devote their lives to books and books who return the favor. Morris Lessmore is a poignant, humorous allegory about the curative powers of story. 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