King Arthur in clay. Purcell on acid. Four minutes of chaotic glory.
Clay animation film by Guionne Leroy, based on the music of Henry Purcell's opera "King Arthur"
Practical Effects
Hand-molded clay chaos at 24 frames per second
Direction
Leroy's singular vision: opera meets Looney Tunes
Sound
Purcell's baroque bangers weaponized for comedy
Director
Guionne Leroy
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a 1990s-2000s wave where animators used classical music as ironic counterpoint—think 'Rabbit of Seville' for the A24 crowd.
Jesse Camacho was a child actor; this voice credit remains one of cinema's most inexplicable four-minute mysteries.
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