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Snail, Cabbage, Cabbage

January 1995 •Spanish

A psychotic killer with an affection for snails is welcomed by an abused wife in this gruesome comedy.

Augusta Feeds Her Child

February 1986 •English

Augusta tries to pacify her crying infant by feeding it a nutritious meal.

Martyris

August 2010 •Spanish

In a dismal and decadent world, a little Saint cares for various beings with suicidal tendencies. A strange visit warns the Saint not to interfere with the supreme order of things, whereby the natural law of martyrs takes precedence over kindness and affection

The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast

January 1974 •English

A project assembled to musically support William Plomer's (1903-73) book of poems called 'The Butterfly Ball and Grasshoppers Feast'; in which Alan Aldridge had provided the illustrations. British Lion had secured the rights, and commissioned Glover, through Tony Edwards (the Deep Purple manager), to add the musical dimension that it required if it were to be made into a 26-part animated cartoon series, suitable for TV. (Discogs) This is the music video for the song Love Is All, performed by Ronnie James Dio.

Rain Down from Above

January 2007 •Russian

A film about an act of nature in the mountains, caused by a strong downpour.

Lou

June 2017 •English

A Pixar short about a lost-and-found box and the unseen monster within.

The Mad Maestro

December 1939 •English

A world famous conductor suffers while leading a mediocre orchestra.

Dead Hand: Last Day of War

March 2016 •Russian

Dead Hand episode 2. Last day of war. Last war broke out. All people are dead, but the machines continue dutifully follow orders. On the automatic base machines fueling and charge the weapons of last surviving bomber preparing to drop bombs at the dead enemy city. This happens until the echo of mankind subsides completely. Then comes a new era in which there is no place for us.

À la française

November 2012 •French

It's an afternoon in Versailles, during the reign of Louis XIV.

Geraldine

January 2000 •French

Gerald is dealing with an unwanted sex change.

Man with Pendulous Arms

January 1997 •

On a moonless night, a character with overlong arms walks. Preceded by his shadow, he goes to an arena where he is about to perform a ritual.

Alice in Label Land

January 1974 •English

Lewis Carroll's 'Alice' stories are used to explain certain sections of the Labelling of Food Regulations 1970.

Spheres

January 1969 •English

This animated short is a play on motion set against a background of multi-hued sky. Spheres of translucent pearl float weightlessly in the unlimited panorama of the sky, grouping, regrouping or colliding like the stylized burst of some atomic chain reaction. The dance is set to the musical cadences of Bach, played by pianist Glenn Gould.

Corto Maltese: Sogno di un mattino di mezzo inverno

January 2003 •Italian

Heads Together

October 2016 •Dutch

Three friends with different cultural origins find an abandoned washing machine while playing. To their shock, they find out that the washing machine has strange powers: their heads are swapped by sticking them in the washing machine. When it turns out their heads can't be swapped back, they must go back home with each other's heads. Because their households have very different habits and traditions, they end up in awkard situations. Through these situations, they learn a lot of new things about each other.

Polska Warrior

October 2016 •Dutch

The small boy Eryk does the household and takes swimming lessons just to please his demanding father. The only way to break out is to be as courageous as his giant avatar Polska Warrior in the computer game Goldhunter.

Natasha

March 2012 •English

About a Russian bear and the love of his life.

Two Bagatelles

January 1953 •English

Norman McLaren instructs Grant Munro on the movements he is to make. The film technique for Two Bagatelles is pixillation, where the actor is animated frame by frame, as in the film Neighbours/Voisins.

The Eighth Day of Creation

April 2003 •Spanish

At the end of the eighth day the Creator has taken refuge in a dark dungeon . Obsessed with transcending he manipulates life to the extreme and tries to engender the perfect being that will immortalize him

A Doonesbury Special

November 1977 •English

Garry Trudeau's classic characters (Mike Doonesbury, Zonker, etc.) examine how their lifestyles, priorities, and concerns have changed since the end of their idealistic college days in the 1960s. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2012.