{"id":28257,"date":"2012-01-24T21:26:29","date_gmt":"2012-01-24T19:26:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=28257"},"modified":"2012-01-24T21:26:29","modified_gmt":"2012-01-24T19:26:29","slug":"the-fantastic-flying-books-of-mr-morris-lessmore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thecuriousbrain.com\/?p=28257","title":{"rendered":"The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/35404908\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore\" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen><\/iframe><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","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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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