To See or Not to See

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To See or Not to See
Directed by Břetislav Pojar
Written byBřetislav Pojar
Produced by Robert Verrall
Wolf Koenig
Starring Severn Darden (voice)
Edited byMaurice Blackburn (sound and music)
Břetislav Pojar (sound and music)
Music byGenevieve Martin
Production
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Running time
14 min, 31 seconds
CountryCanada
LanguagesEnglish, French

To See or Not to See (French : Psychocratie) is a 1969 Canadian animated short film, directed by Břetislav Pojar for the National Film Board of Canada. [1]

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An exploration of fear, the film centres on a scientist who develops a pair of glasses that allows the wearer to see reality instead of subjective perception, thus making fear less onerous and easier to overcome. [2]

To See or Not to See amusingly reflects on our habit of looking before we leap. What Pojar shows us is the little person inside each of us, the cautious character we all know, who acts to keep us out of trouble but also keeps us in a state of defeat. Is there a cure for this reluctance to face up to life in the raw? The film shows that there is. [3]

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References

  1. La Revue du cinéma, image et son. Ligue française de l'enseignement et de l'éducation permanente, 1978. p. 20.
  2. "TO SEE OR NOT TO SEE". Cinémathèque québécoise.
  3. "To See or Not to See". nfb.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  4. "Canadian Film Awards". The Canadian Encyclopedia , October 1, 2007.