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Sisyphus (film)

Sisyphus is a 1974 Hungarian animated short film directed by Marcell Jankovics. The 2-minute-long black and white short film has no spoken dialogue, and portrays the mythological Greek tale of Sisyphus, rolling an ever growing boulder up a hill. It was purportedly inspired by the immensity of the undertaking of Jankovics' earlier 74-minute-long animated film, Johnny Corncob (1973).

Reception and legacy
The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film at the 48th Academy Awards in 1976, losing to Bob Godfrey's Great (1975). In 2008, it was used in a commercial for the GMC Yukon Hybrid which was shown at the Super Bowl. During the 2025 Annecy International Animation Film Festival, in France, a "Tribute to Hungarian Animation" special programme was organized which included the short film, played on 9 and 14 June 2025. As of February 2026, the film has an IMDb rating of 7.0/10 (calculated out of 1,184 user ratings), and a Letterboxd rating of 3.75/5 (calculated out of 4,336 user ratings). ==See also==
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