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Allures is a spectacular sequence of moving figures and points, a film which reaches out to the cosmic and the spiritual, where the spatial dimension becomes transcendental.

Specs is a little boy who dreams of being president of the United States and turning America into one gigantic amusement park for everyone. But when he considers the speeches and the work of balancing the budget, he forgets the idea, and he's happy just to be president of the little boys' ball club.

Creepers tries to get Jeepers to get the courage to ask for a date with a bathing beauty that Jeepers knew as a "puppy." Jeepers helps Creepers look for his old girlfriend.

A foot-stomping Western cartoon.

The winning entry in a state-sponsored competition to create the best promotional film for Oslo. // Oslofilm was a series of public information films about life in and around Oslo, produced between 1940 and 1980. Funded by the state, the films offer valuable insight into postwar Norwegian society. A wide range of Norwegian filmmakers contributed to the productions, resulting in a rich variety of styles and expressions. Several of the films also possess notable cinematic qualities, standing out as more than just informational material. The Oslofilms represent a unique and important chapter in Norwegian film history.

New Yorkers watch as Norman McLaren's animated promotional film for Canadian tourism plays on the giant pixelboard overlooking Times Square. The caption below the board reads: "Canada... Wonderful World At Your Doorstep". McLaren himself is a member of the crowd.

A Sidney the Elephant short.

A tale about Paladins where western knights thwart their Moorish tricks to push back these black-skined conquerors.

Beppo Bastelmann and his dog Bolli Spürnase track down Wattfraß. He is hiding in a kitchen where numerous electrical appliances are switched on. When Beppo and Bolli find him here, the electricity devil flees on the streetcar and escapes into the room of a thoughtless employee who has surrounded himself with numerous heaters and lamps. Wattfraß feels at home here and sings his little song of joy. But Beppo and Bolli track him down and don't let him escape again.

A short film screened at Il Cinema Ritrovato 2020

God and Satan are arguing who will get the soul of the industrious carpenter Kuzma.

Shows the principal steps taken by NASA to place men on the moon and get them back safely within this decade.

A mad scientist invented a new weapon of mass destruction and offered it to the god of war. The animation was shot in the genre of political satire. The visual solution of the tape proposed by the artist Henrikh Umanskyi is reminiscent of the films of the German expressionist cinema of the 1920s, in particular the legendary film "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari" (1920). There, too, the main character was a mad scientist, and the events unfolded in distorted scenery that emphasized the state of insanity.

Inspector Willoughby has traced evil international jewel thief and master of disguise Vampira Hyde to the Limehouse District in London. As Big Ben chimes out the hour of 4 p.m., Willoughby realizes that it's time for tea, and he enters a tearoom. He's served by a woman whose face is familiar to him. Suddenly, Willoughby recollects that she is the woman he's been seeking. She, in turn, realizes that she's been recognized, and by means of a pill, quickly swallowed, she quickly changes into a sweet, modest, elderly woman.

Explains the government to a cartoon caveman named Ugh.

Features the alien clan under the guidance of a leader called Ogg who has Stalin-like qualities. Leadership of the Ogg people is portrayed as egotistical and fallible.

Satire on those who interrupt other peoples' peace and quiet.

This short animation of linear symbols made from paper cutouts was created as a Canadian tourism publicity clip. Projected in New York's Times Square, the large signboard was made up of thousands of light bulbs activated by the film images. The film promotes the attractions of the country: the Montreal Jazz Festival, the Calgary Stampede, winter sports, the Canadian Rockies and more, all in McLaren's signature irreverent and playful style.

A surreal mix of advertising tropes from the 1960s is very funny but has a neat anti-capitalist undertow.

Junior is a participant in a nightclub dancing contest and is declared the winner. His prize is a pet monkey whom Junior names, "Bunkey", and takes home with him. Unfortunately, he isn't quite sure what his parents will think of their new "guest" and is determined to keep the simean hidden from them. Unfortunately, the ape makes all kinds of noise which cause Charlie and Bessie to think a prowler is loose in the house. After disguising the chimp as a baby, Charlie discovers the ape and exclaims, "Either that monkey goes or I go." The family waves good-bye to Charlie who leaves the house, suitcase packed!

Poor and unhappy, Rafael leaves Pauline and tries his luck at the roulette, but loses his last coin. Fate gifts him with the miraculous "Shagreen leather" that fulfills all wishes. In his new, luxurious life he wins the heart of wonderful Foedora. But with the power of the leather comes a rule: for every fulfilled wish it becomes shorter, and so does the life of its owner. Using the leather abundantly, Rafael soon spends his time.

Exercise, rest and proper diet are essential for physical fitness. Diagrams show the structure and function of muscles and the importance of exercise to tone muscles, nerves and organs. With rest, muscles are cleansed of wastes and refueled. Food, our only energy source, provides fuel for the body mechanism. If the physical side of the Health Triangle is weak, the other two sides can be adversely affected.

Cartoon for children, consisting of two parts, based on the fairy tales "The Centipede" and "Bubble, Bast and Straw".

Music video for the song "Punpun Polka" by Hiroshi Ashino that was featured on NHK's Minna no Uta program.

Dog, cat and mouse fight for sausage.

A cellist attempts to rescue a woman swept out to sea, only to find he must battle a series of overly possesive sea creatures.

A fairy tale about how knowledge of physics and chemistry helps a boy to defeat a dragon in a fairy kingdom.

A family of string instruments goes out to meet new friends, meeting other instruments such as the family of the woodwinds, saxophones and percussion instruments along the way.

A 'drawn' film, with images that are constantly changing, drawings of landscapes that keep escaping, traces of faces, everything is almost what it is but never stays that way. The soundtrack punches out a wild monotone of dirty, nonsense limericks to the accompaniment of hand-drawn images related only in their complementary rhythm.

The Ringading Kid arrives into town and is mocked by the townspeople, because instead of wearing six-shooters he has an ice cream scoop holstered (in a small container of ice cream) on each hip. However, whenever there's a shootout he's the first to draw and fling various flavors of ice cream into the faces of the bad guys, and cleans up the town... so to speak.

Starting from the photographic representation of a rhinoceros, Monique Lepeuve, by dissociating the elements of this enormous prehistoric carcass and by their stylized animation, offers at the same time an original, comical and sometimes grotesque bestiary, a universe of the bizarre related to mythology.

Honey Halfwitch conjures a cauldron full of monsters while Cousin Maggie is away.

The imaginary life cycle of a pair of scissors, from birth to reproduction.

Mr Magoo goes to what he thinks is a hotel but it’s actually a mad scientist’s castle and he’s after a brain...

This modern madcap explores futuristic living with space-age conveniences.

Excerpts from the Bugs Bunny show compiled as a special feature for the Looney Tunes Golden Collection

The Pink Panther finds a talking magic lamp and becomes a genie. However, he cannot get anyone to rub the lamp.

A boy who walks on his hands enjoys a different view of the world, much to the chagrin of the adults in the town in which he lives.

Chicken Gock and the clever mice want to make music, but they get into an argument over a note.

Rotary machines spew out extra sheets. Cars pile up, people run together. Everything has one goal: the rocket launch site. The first manned moon rocket is to be launched, marking the conquest of the moon by the USA. The sensational program about the launch rolls on, commented on by an incessantly chattering reporter. There is an embarrassing accident at the control desk: the generals from the Air Force and the Navy cannot agree on who should carry out the launch. The rocket finally lifts off, but only the upper part flies away. Nevertheless, the reporter agrees with the stunned spectators that the operation was successful and has cleared the way to the American moon. The rocket lands on target. The crew confidently disembarks. The sensation of the century is perfect. However, the horror of the visitors to the moon is great when they realize that a Soviet expedition has already begun exploring the moon without much ado.

From the obscure TV series Out Of The Inkwell, syndicated in the early '60s, featuring new cartoons with classic Max Fleischer characters. In Mean Moe Tells William Tell, Mean Moe eats William Tell's apple.

A violinist on a world concert tour gets insurance on a Stradivarius that comes with a guard who makes sure the violin remains safe.

a Terrytoons Cartoon

a Terrytoons Cartoon

An animated colour film in which the artist has free rein to show how he thinks letters got from one place to another in the early days of Canadian transportation. The film's colour, style and sparkle make this view of the subject a lively one for most people, and there are some facts of postal history for those who are interested.

A vagrant hound is captured by a dog catcher and begs for some time to find a permanent home.

A Swifty & Shorty animated short from 1962.

Feeling that his platoon hates him, Sergeant Snorkle seeks the advice of Camp Swampy Chaplain. The Chaplain advises the sergeant to be nice to his men and take an interest in their work and their hobbies. In order to be more of a friend to his platoon, Snorkle helps the men work on their foxholes. But Beetle, Lieutenant Cosmo, Private Killer, Private Zero, Private Rocky and Private Plato believe that their Sergeant has gone nuts and attack him to bring him back to his senses. Even his bulldog, Otto, leaves the Sarge for a French poodle.

This is an experimental film: abstract characters in movement represent symbols in special audio- visual relations; the symbols then remind the spectator of familiar, concrete phenomena. Abstract forms from the world of acoustics and painting tend towards the harmonization of all of the consisting elements and make people laugh.

Beatle, Zero and Sergeant Snorkle are assigned to deliver a statue of a famous Civil War general astride his horse for Camp Swamp's courtyard. After picking up the piece from the sculptor, the boys manage to break it. Fearful of the consequences, Sergeant Snorkle disguises himself as the long-dead General while Beetle and Zero masquerade as the horse. As usual, the deception is soon discovered. Meanwhile, To bring Camp Swampy to the attention of The Pentagon, Gen. Halftrack decides to put a man on the moon. And Beetle Bailey is chosen to volunteer.

A man is continually stalked by a small woman named Kemoko who is utterly in love with him.

Snuffy, Barney and Louise are stranded in the big city with no money for a mule and a wagon until a pair of gangsters offer to buy them one if they will just deliver a note and a satchel to the nearby bank. Desperately in need of funds to return to Hootin' Holler, Snuffy gets a job helping out the men by standing guard outside of a building... not realizing that he's becoming an unwitting pawn to a pair of bank robbers. The chase is on. The only clue to the robbery is a photograph of Snuffy's hat

Popeye, Olive and Wimpy take an unintended trip to the moon, which is inhabited by cheese-people and tyrannized by the Big Cheese.

Captain Benedict kidnaps Hector Heathcote and his talking dog Winston, and he forces them to join his crew. Captain Benedict is on the trail of Moby Dick, the great white whale. Every time Hector loads the cannon, it rolls and points toward his own captain. Despite his incompetence and his seasickness, Hector not only captures the whale, but the pair also manages to get off the boat and turn Captain Benedict over to the law at the next port.