All Films

The Tenant

1981 • 5 min • Yugoslavia

A man moves to a new house and through the window notices two naked lovers in the house next door.

Bungle Abbey

1981 • 28 min • United States of America

Comedy pilot about wacky monks in a monastery.

Partisan Snow Maiden

1981 • 9 min • Soviet Union

During World War II, even children had to perform feats. Such an occasion, which occurred on the eve of New Year holidays, will be discussed in this story. A little girl goes to the way from her wooden snowbound house. She will have to pass a very important message to guerrillas despite the threats around her...

The Frog King

1981 • 15 min

An upper-class, late 19th-century dining room where a wealthy industrialist presides as "king" sets the stage for this version of "The Frog King," the classic tale about a princess's promise to a frog.

Benji at Marineland

1981 • 30 min

Asami Ogawa: Female SEX Counselor, Wet Technique

1981 • 30 min • Japan

Erotic-drama distributed by Nikkatsu for home video.

The Breakthrough

1981 • 44 min • Finland

Theater students rehearse their own play, "Freedom," and become entangled in the depths of the play's themes in their personal lives.

Kinderen voor Kinderen 2

1981 • 59 min • Netherlands

Registration of the second Kinderen voor Kinderen-concertshow. In this annual event, the Dutch children's choir 'Kinderen Voor Kinderen' performs 12 songs based on ideas sent in by children. The songs make up an album from which the proceeds go to a good cause, namely collecting toys for children in Third World Countries.

Bibigon

1981 • 18 min • Soviet Union

A poem about the adventures of fantastic little man Bibigon.

Laziness

1981 • 16 min • Soviet Union

Once upon a time there were two bears - Ivashka and Mishuk. Mishuk remained hard-working and diligent, and Ivashka made friends with an evil sorceress named Laziness.

Television: The Enchanted Mirror

1981 • 28 min

Details the impact of television on people and social institutions.

Noel por Noel

1981 • 10 min • Brazil

Homage to the great Brazilian samba songwriter Noel Rosa (1910-1937).

'e'

1981 • 7 min • Canada

A giant statue of the letter "E" arrives in the park. One man sees it as "B"; they are preparing to cart him off to the looney bin when a doctor arrives and determines the man needs glasses. Then the king arrives...

Bacardi and Coke Bonanza ‘81

1981 • 7 min

A seven-minute look at what does on at the Davie Rodeo Arena.

Top Priority

1981 • 9 min • Canada

Set in an unspecified Third World country, this animated film, based on a short story by Enver Carim, suggests that "top priority" means different things to governments and to the governed. A drought-stricken family maintains a long and desperate vigil for a cloud of dust on the horizon signalling the arrival of irrigation pipes and pump. They are rewarded with a military convoy instead. Its top priority is a border war with a neighboring state, not pipes for the life-saving water the family must have.

Remember Me

1981 • 10 min • United States of America

An informational short reminding you that bland, passive-aggressive, businessmen deserve top-notch customer service at all times.

The Carousel

1981 • 10 min • France

An early stop motion animated short film from Jean-Pierre Jeunet. With puppets by Marc Caro.

My First Breaststroke

1981 • 43 min • France

Film director Luc Moullet turns the camera on himself as he attempts to overcome his fear of large bodies of water and learn to swim.

This Is an End

1981 • 15 min • Germany

This experimental short film plays on genre conventions and expectations. Loosely connected elements from the Nouvelle Vague, thrillers and silent film raise questions: What do the three young men in the car have to do with the woman in the café? Who is she waiting for? Electronic sounds from the artist padeluun, reminiscent of radio noises, link the scenes and give the impression that aliens are the observers of these mysterious events.

In a Dim Kingdom, in a Gray State

1981 • 15 min • Soviet Union

How brothers Colored Pencils and sister Kind Brush defeated the enemies of the multicolored world.

Vanka Zhukov

1981 • 10 min • Soviet Union

Based on Chekhov's Christmas story "Vanka".

Find Me First

1981 • 30 min

A TV play from Taste of Honey writer Shelagh Delaney. A chance encounter late one night in central Manchester reunites two estranged sisters-but for how long?

Filya the Kitten and...

1981 • 10 min • Soviet Union

One day, a kitten named Filya gets a new friend - a funny, good-natured wizard. Unfortunately, he had never seen mice, and when, at Fily's request, he tried to create them, things in the apartment came to life and caused a real mess. The brave kitten, not afraid of the rebellious things, pacifies them and rejoices in his victory together with his friend.

The Deliverance

1981 • 45 min • India

When a poor and out-caste village tanner goes to village priest to get the date of his daughter's marriage fixed, the priest in turn asks for labor without pay in exchange.