Idiots and Angels

Cult animator Bill Plympton earned some of the best reviews of his long career for his sixth and most recent full-length feature, Idiots and Angels. Sketched from hand-drawn images, the film tells the story of an abusive, ornery barfly who miraculously sprouts a pair of wings, which force him to do good deeds against his will. The soundtrack includes features. Like most Plympton features, there’s no dialogue; but the hypnotic, ever-morphing images tell the story beautifully. The soundtrack features Tom Waits.