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''Of Stars and Men'' is a 1964 animated film from the Hubley family of animators, based on the 1959 book of the same name by astronomer Harlow Shapley, who also narrates. Made in the style of a documentary, it tells of humankind's quest (in the form of a child) to find its place in the universe, through themes such as outer space, physical matter, the meaning of life and the periodic table. There are no character voices; instead, they "talk" through their actions. It has been cited as an example of an "animated documentary".〔DelGaudio, Sybil. ''If Truth Be Told, Can Toons Tell It? Documentary and Animation''. Film History 9:2 (1997) p. 189-199〕 When it was finished, the film was first screened during a conference at MIT's Visual Department.〔 The film's public premiere was on April 28, 1964 at New York's Beekman Theater, along with a collection of Hubley/U.P.A. shorts (''Moonbird'' and ''Gerald McBoing-Boing'' among them) which preceded its showing.〔 The critical reception was uniformly positive.〔 Its genre was a matter of contention among festival curators. At the Venice Film Festival, ''Of Stars and Men'' was placed in the live-action feature category, while at the San Francisco Film Festival, it competed in the documentary category and won an award.〔 ''Of Stars and Men'' received a VHS release from Buena Vista Home Video in July 1990, and had its DVD debut from Image Entertainment nine years later, as part of a compilation of Hubley productions. ==See also== *List of American films of 1964 *''The Cosmic Eye'', a 1987 film from the Hubleys. *List of animated feature-length films 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Of Stars and Men」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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