Share
Clip description
A happily napping little kidney bean (voiced by Andy Tamandl) is attacked by two scheming, bullying lima beans (voiced by Helmut Bakaitis). They grow legs and sneak up on it, playing with the kidney bean as if it were a football and laughing uproariously as it lies helpless and flat as a pancake.
Curator’s notes
This opening scene shows a cruel, unprovoked attack which soon escalates into a full-on battle for revenge. Andy Tamandl animates his simple bean shapes with skill and sensitivity, giving them personalities we can all recognise. The sweet little kidney bean has a childlike voice and Tamandl gives the bullies legs, so they can sneak up on their napping victim, and mean, toothy smiles so they can better enjoy their cruel play. He clearly conveys the innocence, helplessness and defeat of the little kidney bean by animating it from full red plumpness into a flat lozenge resembling a pool of blood.
