''Mr Hublot'' is a

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ish/French

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Laurent Witz Laurent Witz (born 21 November 1975) is a French film maker. Witz and fellow producer Alexandre Espigares won an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film for the 2013 film ''Mr Hublot'' at the 86th Academy Awards. Decorations * Ordre des Arts ...

and Alexandre Espigares with/after the characters of Stephane Halleux. It won the

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at the

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on 2 March 2014.

Plot

Mr. Hublot is a man who lives in a tiny apartment located in a crowded

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city. He wears several layers of eyewear and has an

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-like counter in his forehead which runs forward and backward. Mr. Hublot also displays several OCD symptoms, such as turning the lights on and off several times before leaving the living room and meticulously straightening the pictures on his wall. Mr. Hublot sees a tiny puppy-like robot shivering in a box. When the box is taken away for garbage disposal, Mr. Hublot, concerned for the puppy's welfare, takes the robot to his house. The robot gets bigger and bigger and is soon much bigger than Mr. Hublot. After the creature causes extensive damage to the apartment, Mr. Hublot appears to attack the creature, which seems suddenly frightened, with a screwdriver. After some time has passed, Mr. Hublot is shown in his home, with everything returned to normal. To the surprise of the audience, it is revealed that, far from destroying the creature, Mr. Hublot has instead moved from his tiny apartment to the warehouse across the street so that he could accommodate his oversized pet. They both seem happy and Mr. Hublot continues to turn the lights on and off before leaving the room.2014 Mr.. Hublot.: Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming: Internet Archive
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Music

Mr. Hublot original music "Robotpet" and "Mr.Hublot" performed by Li-lo.Mr. Hublot, Li-lo* on Bandcamp
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Accolades

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mister Hublot 2013 films 2013 animated short films Animated films without speech Best Animated Short Academy Award winners Films about obsessive–compulsive disorder French animated short films Luxembourgian animated films Luxembourgian short films Animated films about robots Steampunk films