The Old Lady and the Pigeons

1997 · 25min · Color · English

In seductive central Paris, an undernourished gendarme willing to go to great lengths to feed himself hatches a desperate, yet utterly cunning plan.

IMDb rating - 7.8/10 from 2.7K users

Genres - Animation · Short · Comedy · Drama

Director - Sylvain Chomet

Writer - Sylvain Chomet(scenario) · David Freedman(dialogue) · Alan Gilbey(dialogue)

Story line - In seductive central Paris, amidst American noisy tourists, an undernourished gendarme unexpectedly stumbles across a sweet elderly woman feeding flocks of pigeons in the park with out-of-the-ordinary table scraps. As a result, it won't take long before the emaciated and starving officer hatches a desperate, yet utterly cunning plan to trick the merciful unsuspecting lady into letting him take part in the feasts, willing to go to great lengths to get himself fed. But where does the need for survival end, and where does greed begin? As the lucky police officer gets fatter by the day, soon, he will realise that moderation is golden. —Nick Riganas

Release date - May 27, 1998 (France)

Countries of origin - Canada · France · Belgium · United Kingdom

Also known as - Стара дама й голуби

Production company - Les Productions Pascal Blais · Les Armateurs · Club d'Investissement Média