Horst in Translation ([email protected]) "Duet" is a 2014 animated short film and actually pretty short at under 4 minutes. It was made by American Glen Keane, a man with tons of experience in the animation genre as he has been working in the industry for decades. And even if he did not succeed with the Oscar nomination ("only" the Annie nomination), he still made a pretty decent little movie. it lives more through atmosphere than through telling a great story even if there is a nice romantic touch to it. I liked the music as well and also the very blue approach Keane gave it (in terms of color, not of atmosphere) and all in all, it is working out pretty nicely. There is no real greatness in here, but I enjoyed the watch and I recommend it. Thumbs up for "Duet".

Robert Reynolds This is an animated short produced and directed by Glen Keane. There will be spoilers ahead:The plot of this short is minimal. It follows a boy, his dog and a girl from the time they first cross paths as babies and a puppy through their lives on into young adulthood. Just the barest of plots, a sketch of a story, really, but the animation is so beautifully executed that it carries the short (which, after all, is less than four minutes in any case) and lifts it from the ordinary to the extraordinary.All three of the principals are fully realized characters and they are almost perpetually in motion. The boy is always running, jumping, tumbling and climbing, with his dog always around often ahead or alongside, occasionally behind and also forever in motion. Not to be outdone, the girl more than holds her own and dances in whatever she does. She is grace and beauty personified.The two frequently cross paths throughout their lives, with solo activity interspersed between meetings and some symbolic visuals showing up a few times. The girl is seen almost as though she's in flight while dancing and breaks up into a flock of birds at one point.The ending of the short is almost inevitable and is beautifully done, like everything else in the short. This is just my opinion, of course, but I think this short should at least have been nominated for the Academy Award. The five finalists were all very good shorts, but this was one of the ten shorts shortlisted for nomination and this was just a shade better than one or two of the five nominees. This is available for purchase online and is well worth watching. Most highly recommended.

Rectangular_businessman A very cute and charming short from Glen Keane, an animator mostly know for his work on Disney's films (Such as The Beauty and the Beast and Tangled) Now, while the plot isn't particularly complex or deep, it is very enjoyable to watch from beginning to end due its pleasant animation style and nice use of music.There isn't very much else I could say about this: If it is just a sweet love story without any form of cynicism and bitterness, showing an extremely idealized vision of romance which is pretty common in media, but which has an undeniable magic...Mostly thanks to its gorgeous visuals.8.5/10

Hellmant 'DUET': Two and a Half Stars (Out of Five)A 4 minute animated short film (featured in theaters as a 'Highly Commended' animated short; played with the '2015 Oscar Nominated Animated Short Films'). It was directed by Glen Keane and tells the story of a couple, named Mia and Tosh, who perform a beautiful 'life dance' together; the 'duet' of the title. There's no real story or character development in it, but it is always beautiful and somewhat interesting to look at. Nothing too special but I'm sure fans of animation, dancing or Glen Keane, will still enjoy it. It's probably my least favorite of the 2015 'highly commended' or 'Oscar nominated' animated shorts though.Watch our movie review show 'MOVIE TALK' at: http://youtu.be/D17O2xOoOCw