A dilemma of identity, Toilette is a black comedy account in clay animation of a woman uncertain of who she is. A facless female figure examines herself in a mirror. Unhappy with her appearance, she pats and pulls and reshapes her features. Throughout the film she experiments with various outfits, make-up and wigs. Nothing pleases her, and in the end she reverts to anonymity and returns to bed defeated.
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ACMI Identifier
506482
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Awards
Animation → Animated films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Women
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Women
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Beauty, Personal
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Body image
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Women
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)