Whatever your views on extramarital relationships, it’s not a subject to be addressed lightly—so an animated film about infidelity? Cheatin’ is the latest feature by indie animator Bill Plympton (who wrote, produced, directed, and animated the film), and like much of his work, it has no dialogue but tells the story using his distinctive visual style, music, and sound effects.
Cheatin’ begins in a bygone era with an ethereal woman walking through a carnival, the eyes of every man are on her. Ella is a beauty who has closed her heart to love, preferring the company of books until she meets the manly Jake when he rescues her from a complicated bumper-car disaster…