The Sand Castle (1961)

A little boy and his sister forced to spend a day at the beach build a sand castle, to the delight and interest of others. Rich black and white photography collides with a novel fantasy sequence combining color photography, stop motion and cutout animation. Equal parts Jacques Tati, A. Lamorisse and (Hill's perrenial favorite) C. G. Jung.

Released Jan. 1, 1961 64 min 7+

Genres: Comedy, Family, Fantasy

Keywords: imdb.sandcastle, imdb.boy, imdb.girl, imdb.dog, imdb.brother-sister-relationship, imdb.scene-during-opening-credits, imdb.beach, imdb.independent-film

Production Companies: Heptagon Films

Country: United States
Languages: English