2012 · 10m
After many years of marriage, Walter and Madge have grown apart: He lives on the floor and she lives on the ceiling. When Walter tries to reignite their old romance, their equilibrium comes crashing down, and the couple that can’t agree which way is up must find a way to put their marriage back together.
Directed by Timothy Reckart
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CinemaSerf
A couple share a house, but one with quite a difference. They both walk upright, but she uses the floor as the floor; he uses the ceiling as the floor. The share certain facilities - like a fridge that slides up and down the wall to accommodate both of them, and their house glides through the sky in a style straight from "The Wizard of Oz". Then, in a similar vein, it crash-lands on the ground and after some tumbling adopts an upright position. All of a sudden, she has the ground permanently and he must improvise, upside down, and avoid nosebleeds. I must admit that I was actually quite puzzled when I saw her solution, but once I understood it it's really quite ingeniously fun and actually quite a potent critique on the nature of marriage and of how it is not always perfectly aligned. I love this kind of stop-motion animation, especially when it is peppered with some gently comedic scenes that add a new dimension to domestic bliss (or lack of it!) and it's really well worth a watch.
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