The Man with the Beautiful Eyes

Name: The Man with the Beautiful Eyes
Genre: Animation
Released: 1999-01-01
Rating: 6.6
Cast: Peter Blegvad, Louis Schendler

6.6/ 10

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1999

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6 min

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Animation

Overview

A Charles Bukowski poem is put to animation. Four kids who are friends are drawn to a strange house that their parents tell them to avoid. One day they see a man of about 30 step outside, cigar and whiskey bottle in hand. He becomes a symbol for them of all that is strong, natural, and beautiful. What happens later to this man with the beautiful eyes introduces the boys to the gray and uptight world of adulthood that awaits them.

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Keywords

mysterious man

growing up

based on song, poem or rhyme

childhood

parents

boys

short film

Cast

Peter Blegvad

Narrator Voice

Louis Schendler

Man Voice

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@Geronimo1967

December 21, 2025

7/10

Imagine a world where there was “Tarzan” but no “Jane”, or where big fat goldfish came to the surface to take the bread from your hands. Well that’s where a group of lads live, free to roam their typical community save for any visits to one lone property. It’s not like an old haunted house, it’s jus…

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