Harvie Krumpet
This is the first feature film from writer/director Adam Elliot who previously wrote & directed 3 short films titled: "Brother", "Uncle" & "Cousin". Adam Elliot would later write & direct his second feature film "Mary & Max" which would end up being an award winning animated film.,Harvie's 65th birthday - and Val's death - should take place in 1987, in accordance with the title card indicating that Harvie was born in 1922, but Val's gravestone states that she died in 1984.,Harvie: Thank you.,Featured in The 76th Annual Academy Awards (2004),Canon in D Major
Written by Johann Pachelbel
Performed by the English Chamber Orchestra
Conducted by Raymond Leppard
Published by Sony Masterworks,Three words to describe Adam Elliot's (master of clay animation) 22 min and 7 sec film Harvie Krumpet: sardonic and poignant. This Academy Award winning short film follows the title character, a naïve but optimistic Polish who ends up in Australia, and his unlucky life. That is an understatement; he gets struck by lightning, has his testicle removed, is plagued by Tourette's Syndrome, just to name a few. But one single phrase (Carpe diem) causes him to embrace life despite his unfortunate circumstances (hooray for nudist colonies and chickens!). Crafted in both a humorous and distressing manner – you will laugh one moment then sink back into depression out of sympathy for Harvie – and superbly narrated by Geoffrey Rush, this film will make you smile and want to lead a better life. After all, if Harvie Krumpet can do it, you can too.,