''Furies'' is a 1977 American

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Style

Writing for ''Animation for Adults'', blogger Yvonne G. describes the film as "a gorgeous rush" in which ''rarefilm'' notes that its charcoal- and pastel-drawn designs evoke

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and

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Reception and legacy

Despite the film's acclaim, few prints are known to exist. In 2017, it was screened at

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's Metrograph Theater––alongside such shorts as Lisze Bechtold's conceptually similar ''

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''––as part of its "Restored Animated Rarities" program hosted by the

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. The following year, the

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-based iotaCenter uploaded a copy to its

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page. It is one of only a handful of independently produced shorts named in ''

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'', where it (mislabeled ''The Furies'', misdated to 1976, and misattributed to Sarah Petty) appears among "Other Great Cartoons" that did not qualify for the main list but had nonetheless received "a substantial number of votes". ''

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'' creator

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has named it among his favorite animated films, praising the "skill and patience" of its work.

Accolades

It was named Best Film Under Three Minutes at the 1978

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and received first-place honors at an additional 13 festivals.

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External links

* {{Vimeo, title=''Furies'', id=305366684 1977 films 1977 animated short films 1970s American animated films 1970s English-language films 1977 independent films American avant-garde and experimental short films American animated short films English-language short films English-language independent films

Style

Reception and legacy

Accolades

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References

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