| The Cathedral | |
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| 1 Nomination | |
| Year | 2002 |
| Director | Tomek Baginski |
| Writer | Tomek Baginski |
| Starring | Jola Rzebuska, Maria Kucharska, Marcin Jaskowski |
| 75th Academy Awards | |
The Cathedral (Polish: Katedra) is a 2002 Polish science fiction short story by Jacek Dukaj, winner of the Janusz A. Zajdel Award in 2000. It is also the name of a 2002 short animated movie by Tomek Baginski, based on the same story. The film was nominated in 2002 for the Academy Award for Animated Short Film for the 75th Academy Awards. The film also won the title of Best Animated Short at Siggraph 2002 in San Antonio as well as several other awards.
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Is religion the opiate of the people, or something darker? A pilgrim happens on an unfinished cathedral, with Gothic vaults and Gaudiesque echoes, poised on the edge of a cliff. As he walks through, statuary appears, and these figures hold the key to the essence of religion.
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