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Why Man Creates is a american film of genre Drama directed by Saul Bass released in USA on 24 september 1968

Why Man Creates (1968)

Why Man Creates
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Released in USA 24 september 1968
Length 29minutes
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Drama,    Documentary,    Animation,    Romance
Rating72% 3.631783.631783.631783.631783.63178

Why Man Creates is a 1968 animated short documentary film which discusses the nature of creativity. It was written by Saul Bass and Mayo Simon, and directed by Saul Bass. It won the Academy Award for Documentary Short Subject. An abbreviated version of it ran on the first broadcast of CBS' 60 Minutes, on September 24, 1968.

Why Man Creates focuses on the creative process and the different approaches taken to that process. It is divided into eight sections: The Edifice, Fooling Around, The Process, Judgment, A Parable, Digression, The Search, and The Mark.

In 2002, this film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".

Synopsis

Le film est un mélange d'animation, de photographies et de vignettes qui offre une perspective historique de la créativité à travers les âges.

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