In a Chinese style garret, four men were playing Mahjong. A woman stood aside in silence, holding a bottle of liquor.They all had hidden cravings of their own, unaware that they would be invariably led to the ultimate doom.
The Truth Close-Up (1988)
An animated short film that deconstructs and exposes the exhausted Soviet cliches in search of truth which is traditional for glasnost and perestroika era.
Mishimasaiko (2016)
Mishima lives in the shadows surrounded by worms in his underground lair. Early one morning, he discovers a rose in the sun in which the beautiful Saiko awakens. Mishima will do everything he can to satisfy her needs. But worms are not supposed to live in the sun...
Strange Thing (1987)
Humorous tales about the life of a little boy. About how he was born without a father and mother, how he was hit by a snow lying on the oven in his hut, how he walked into the woods being a kid, and the miraculous things he had seen there. In his fantasies he could fly, make friends with birds, climb trees, and most importantly – do it all in infancy and without looking at anyone else. Based on poems by Stepan Rudanskyi.
The Cat and the Rooster (1991)
A Rooster and a Cat lived in a cabin in the forest. The smart and resourceful Cat was an earner, going away in the morning and leaving the hardworking Rooster to do household chores. And everything would be well with them, if a Fox had not got into the habit to visit them dreaming to steal the rustic and unsophisticated Rooster.
A Grand Day Out (1990)
Wallace and Gromit have run out of cheese, and this provides an excellent excuse for the duo to take their holiday to the moon, where, as everyone knows, there is ample cheese. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.
The Wrong Trousers (1993)
Wallace rents out Gromit's former bedroom to a penguin, who takes up an interest in the techno pants created by Wallace. However, Gromit later learns that the penguin is a wanted criminal. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive.
A Close Shave (1996)
Wallace's whirlwind romance with the proprietor of the local wool shop puts his head in a spin, and Gromit is framed for sheep-rustling in a fiendish criminal plot.
The Fox and the Ouzel (1982)
This story takes place in a Ukrainian village. A thievish fox could not resist not eating some poultry. One night he crawled into a house to steal a chicken, but his actions awakened the owners of the house. In an attempt to flee, he fell into a trap. Only the Ouzel could solve all the fox’s problems.
Sonnet No. 138 (2000)
A visual interpretation accompanying a reading of William Shakespeare's titular sonnet.
Clover (1999)
Suu is a Four Leaf Clover. Her power is unrivaled, yet all she has known her whole life is loneliness. One day, a man named Kazuhiko appears and accompanies Suu for her first and last journey, to the place where she can find happiness.
The Cat's Tale (1941)
The mouse, tired of being chased by the cat, convinces him there's no reason for it, and that the cat should talk to the dog and convince him too. The talks are not successful...
Meet John Doughboy (1941)
Porky introduces a newsreel of wartime spot gags, including a spoof of the RKO Pictures logo, and caricatures of Jack Benny and Rochester.
Porky's Bear Facts (1941)
Porky Pig works hard on his farm all year. On a neighboring farm, a bear lazes around and allows his animals to be idle. The winter comes, and he has nothing to eat.
The Field Mouse (1941)
It's about these children mice on a farm doing work for their mama and grandpop. The mom catches one of her offspring, Herman, sleeping late and wakes him up by spanking him. After he cries to Grandpa, the ground starts shaking. The tractor is on the way!
Dance of the Weed (1941)
A clumsy yokel of a male weed courts a delicate female flower ballerina by trying to dance with her.
Gabby Goes Fishing (1941)
Gabby teaches a young boy how to fish, even though the boy was doing much better without him.
Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat (1941)
Lazy black folks in Lazy Town (Pop. 123½) are napping and attracting flies. They are so lethargic they even fight in slow motion. Then a riverboat arrives with a red hot mama on board. Faster than you can say "Jim Crow", she has everyone moving to a Harlem boogie beat, dancing, scrubbing clothes, and eating watermelon. As the boogie-woogie comes to a close, Mammy hoists her skirt. Her big bottom reads "The End".