Film · 1965

The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics

Name: The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics
Director: Chuck Jones
Genre: Animation, Family
Released: 1965-12-15

10 min · Directed by Chuck Jones · NR

Animation Family

7.349
ratings

Animated work detailing the unrequited love that a line has for a dot, and the heartbreak that results due to the dot's feelings for a lively squiggle.

Cast

Robert Morley

Narrator (voice)

Crew

Director: Chuck Jones
Producer: Chuck Jones, Les Goldman
Writer: Norton Juster
Production Design

Maurice Noble

Composer

Eugene Poddany

Details

Studios: MGM Animation/Visual Arts, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Chuck Jones Enterprises
Countries: United States of America
Languages: English
Certification: NR
Release: December 15, 1965

Themes

mathematicstransformationidentity crisissurrealismrejectionunrequited lovegeometrypersonal growthself confidenceabstractunconventionalromantic rival

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