A Greek Tragedy

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A Greek Tragedy
Directed by Nicole Van Goethem
Written byNicole Van Goethem
Produced byWillem Thijssen
Linda Van Tulden [1]
Edited byChris Verbiest
Music byJan Boonen
Luc Redig
Rudi Renson
Production
company
CinéTé
Release date
  • 1985 (1985)
Running time
7 minutes
CountryBelgium
LanguageDutch

A Greek Tragedy is a 1985 Belgian animated short film written and directed by Nicole Van Goethem about three lady statues holding on to the remains of an ancient building. [2] [3]

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Accolades

The film won the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 59th Academy Awards. [4] [5]

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References

  1. Tom Hanks & Bugs Bunny Present Oscar 1987-Video Dailymotion
  2. A Greek Tragedy: Goethem, Nicole Van: Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming: Internet Archive
  3. ‘A Greek Tragedy’: Women, Animation and the Classics at Annecy 2015|Animation World Network
  4. "1987". Oscars.org. Retrieved 2017-04-05.
  5. "Cartoons Considered For An Academy Award – 1986 -". cartoonresearch.com.