Spinnolio

Traditional folklore takes a wry turn in this animated tale, a cross between Pinocchio and Being There (1979). Spinnolio, a carved wooden puppet noted for his "cool head" and unruffled personality- despite lacking mobility or human consciousness- grows up, gets a job, and makes a totally passive- though quite successful- go at life until his employer decides to replace him with a computer, whereupon he is carried off by motorcycle gangs and garbagemen, showing how people use him for their own diverse purposes. A modern-day fairy tale that smacks of the sardonic and has philosophical implications about the nature of consciousness, the work ethic, interpersonal relationships, and the citizen in society.

Spinnolio

Canadian Film Award, Animated, John Weldon, 1977