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Through a series of obscene animations, the work of iconoclast animator Teruhiko "King Terry" Yumura lampoons a range of cultural icons and taboos: California bodybuilding culture, onanism, hyperviolent cinema, marital bliss, and more. Soundtracked entirely by American funk/soul, each short matches the inherent depravity of its subject matter with an equally crude style, from fake commercials to slice-of-life stories and pornographic picaresques.
Irene summons up all her courage in the face of a fierce snowstorm when her mother falls ill and Irene must deliver a ball gown to the duchess.
A pastel animation produced by Sheila Graber and based upon the short story by Sid Chaplin. Narrated by north east broadcaster Mike Neville the film tells the story of Geordie, a miner, and his love for his pigeons and the trials and tribulations of his passion which is very popular around the region. The face of Sid Chaplin is used as Geordie.
Promotion for Silicon Graphics computer systems circa 1987.
Three all-new cartoons from animation legend Chuck Jones showcase Bugs Bunny and some of Jones' most famous characters. Springtime has arrived and stirred the birds, the bees and Bugs Bunny -- the time when an infant Elmer Fudd chased a youthful Bugs with his popgun, waiting for the start of "wabbit season"; when Bugs was held captive by Marvin Martian (in "Spaced Out Bunny"); and when, after 30 years of chases, Wile E. Coyote finally caught the Road Runner (in "Soup or Sonic").
Admetus, king of Feres, makes an agreement with the Fates to postpone the date of his death, in exchange for someone else taking his place, without knowing that the chosen one will be his beloved wife Alcestis. Desperate, Admetus asks Hercules for help in rescuing Alcestis from death... An animated short film based on the Greek myth of Admetus and Alcestis.
The little mole enters the forest for the first time. Everything here is new and interesting for him. Trying to help the inhabitants of the forest, he does everything at the wrong time - drains a puddle so that a frog does not drown in it, transfers chicks from the nest so that they are not flooded by rain.
A César award winning short stop-frame animation with blue men who live in yellow tubes counterbalanced by a ball that swings overhead.
An animated special based on the comic strip Cathy by Cathy Guisewite.
This bizarre parody of the animated religious children’s show Davey and Goliath uses actors but looks like Claymation because of the stop motion, distorted voices, giant prosthetic ears and hair and sets that make Pee-Wee’s Playhouse look realistic. Davey’s father whips him with a belt for saying that he saw a bear, though he really did see a bear, while his sister looks on in glee. His dog Goliath, actually a leopard-skin footrest with a grotesque tail, tries to help but gets whipped too. Oedipal dream sequences and Davey’s revenge are also highlights in this unforgettable and darkly hilarious suburban nightmare.
Yuko Asou is a Japanese student from the late 1980s who must protect three different kingdoms - our own land, the land of the Spirits, and Vecanti, the world of dreams - by using a mystical sword called Valis.
It seems that Christmas Eve is celebrated in accordance with the tradition. However, the society of the future has different customs: lack of religious freedom and strict surveillance of the society.
A compilation of Disney animated shorts saluting cowboys and the Wild West.
In this animated short the artist tells the story of an Inuit hunter who clubs a seal pup on the ice and then later dies himself. The film's ethereal images are created and transformed in sand.
The potter Usto makes figurines that become the heroes of his funny stories.
Created in 1984 for the opening of the Computer Museum in Boston, Massachusetts. By Dean Winkler and John Sanborn. Music by Jamaaladen Tacuma.
A modern comedy fairy tale consisting of three comic and instructive short stories, united with one character - the Bear. The hero of the first short story – the beaver who dreams to fly like a bird. The second story is about the duck.
A porcupine finds and tries to protect a golden leaf.
It's Louis's birthday and Uncle McAllister has brought him a very special gift - a tadpole all the way from Scotland! Louis can hardly wait for Alphonse to grow into a frog. But it soon becomes clear that Alphonse is not turning into any ordinary frog. First Alphonse outgrows his jar, then the sink, and then the bathtub!
The animated film tells about a stupid boastful little mouse who liked to scold natural phenomena. Once a mouse was kidnapped by a snowy owl, but he was saved by a hunter with a good heart, despite the fact that the mouse had once offended him.
About how the boy's fantasies made him strong and brave.
Second film. Adventures of little monkeys, secretly from their mother escaped from a zoo to the city.
A story about Mr. Rossi and his dog who go on vacation and all the adventures they have, from leading an animal revolt to climbing the Andes, or heading to the beach and being serenaded by strange fish.
A long time ago, there lived a tailor in Selva who was highly regarded for his good work. However, he was a crook who often cheated his customers. This is what happened to Hans, a carver, whose wedding suit turned out to be too small because the mayor's son was dressed in the fabric he had taken. Then Rübezahl intervened. The magic power of the mountain spirit caused all the cloth, which the tailor had wrongly acquired, to dissolve into nothing. Some people, including dignitaries, stood there in their underwear and the tailor felt the wrath of those who had been cheated. Hans received a new suit and shoes from Rübezahl and was now able to marry his Marie.
Claymation adventures based on the popular children's book series of Frog and Toad by author Arnold Lobel.
"About Buka" by animator Nina Shorina, famous for "The Door". In Russian, no subtitles.
This animated special based on the popular comic strip following the adventures of 1-year old Marvin Miller. In this story, Marvin is being babysat by his grandparents who enter both him and his cousin Megan, in the local "Baby of the Year" contest, while his parents are away for the weekend.
The bizarre rituals and disturbing characters found in Liverpool's Casablanca Nightclub.
Quark the troll meets an ugly frog, a narcissistic prince and a desperate princess.
Animated, combined film, because, in addition to the animated layer, there are actors in the film. The scientific research described here is only a pretext for uttering deeper humanistic content. In the laboratory of an old professor, horrifying research and operations on animals are carried out. These achievements are followed by an adept of natural sciences, fascinated by them. However, the initial fascination, subjected to involuntary reflection, transforms into denunciation.
Two parents put their child in his crib for the night and leave the room. The child starts crying, and the Cat comes into the room to keep him company. The child grabs her tail, and the Cat angrily reminds him that they agreed a thousand years ago that he would not do that. Upon seeing that the child doesn't remember, the Cat sighs and decides to tell him the story from the beginning. The story starts when the planet was young and life on Earth is starting with dinosaurs.
A satire on gender relations and expectations of "correct" feminine behaviour.
A fishing village falls prey to a nightmare revenge from the sea. Award-winning Yugoslavian animated short film.
Using splashy hand-drawn animation, the story about a man who ends up in the hospital and probability theory is illustrated. When the guy awakens in a hospital bed, the doctor begins spouting all sorts of statistical probabilities--at which point the patient seems confused. So, the doctor explains the history behind probability theory as well as its application.
A uniquely psychedelic animation of sordid and chaotic images.
A pioneer of cinema and inventor of the first moving images, Émile Reynaud achieved dazzling success before the advent of the cinematograph, but was sadly forgotten thereafter. Yet his pantomimes still fill us with wonder today.
Olsson has baked his famous pasty for 30 years. But one morning when he comes to the factory, he notices that everything isn't right.
The story of the young student Nils Klim and his journey to the strange planet Nazar and meeting the people who live there.
In a dense forest 66 million years ago, a Centrosaurus is stalked by a carnivorous Albertosaurus.
A film promoting Japan's agricultural independence and modernization.
Four farm animals, a donkey, a dog, a cat and a rooster, leave their home to become musicians in Bremen. Based on the tale of the Brothers Grimm.
A stranger comes to a peaceful village bearing gifts that bear a terrible price.
An animated adaptation of the Charles Dickens book.
Based on Anna Ahmatova's translation of Korean poem about eternal love.
A man leaves his work by the computer terminal and rushes home through the worries of urban nighttime. In the loneliness of his apartment the everyday images and sounds continue to haunt him.
A group of children saves the galaxy.
The cartoon tells about a girl who was sent by an evil stepmother to get tortillas and the secret of making them to her grandmother, who lives in the Lafertovo part of Moscow.
Experimental stop-motion film by Dave Borthwick.
In Los Angeles, Betty Boop works as a waitress and her friends Koko and Bimbo in the kitchen of a dinning place, which is permanently crowded. The greatest attraction for clients is Betty Boop singing, while dreaming to be a Hollywood star.
The second story is about human misfortunes and mistakes, played out... with nails.
Comic stories for adults about the problems of family life.
Snuden has left his bog to visit the giant rat Rita in the big city.
An exquisite little fir tree is curious about what he will become later. Based on the tale by Hans Christian Andersen.
Finding out what is atop a sunbeam.
This is from the Astroliner film rides. You go to this ride called the Astroliner, you take a seat, buckle up, and keep your eyes on the screen and the ride moves along with the film. There was Monster Planet and Bermuda Triangle. Stanley M. Strawn did both of these films. Also, keep your eyes peeled for two cameos from two stop-motion movies that the late, but great, David Allen worked on.