French and French-language Films
À propos de Nice: silent film satire on social inequalities and contemporary culture of 1930s France
Jean Vigo, “À propos de Nice” (1930) Posing as “a day in the life” travelogue
Tag: Experimental Films
French and French-language Films
Taris, Roi du L’Eau: swimming is the gateway to a world of freedom and beauty
Jean Vigo, “Taris, Roi du L’Eau” (1931) Sports documentaries don’t come any more poetic, beautiful
French and French-language Films
Zéro de Conduite: zero for film convention and conformity, maximum score for lively presentation on social oppression
Jean Vigo, “Zéro de Conduite: Jeunes Diables au College” (1933) One of four films made
A compelling character study in “American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince”
Martin Scorsese, “American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince” (1978) After making his break-through films
It’s Not Just You, Murray! – a clever comedy piece by budding film director great
Martin Scorsese, “It’s Not Just You, Murray!” (1964) Made by Scorsese as a film student
Fuji: inventive film makes the banal fresh and scrutinises the art of animation
Robert Breer,”Fuji” (1974) An interesting short of a train trip taken through the Japanese countryside
A Man and a Dog Out For Air: inventive and original experimental animation piece
Robert Breer, “A Man and a Dog Out For Air” (1957) Why have I never
Aeg Maha (Time Out): Soviet Estonian animation at its most surreal
Priit Pärn and Hille Kusk, “Aeg Maha / Time Out” (1984) “Aeg Maha” is animator
Northern European Films | Russian and Soviet Films
Eine Murul (Breakfast on the Grass): study of a dreary, run-down, post-industrial society
Priit Pärn and Hille Kuusk, “Eine Murul (Breakfast on the Grass)” (1987) Inspired by the
Suur Tõll: colourful, almost psychedelic animation about a mythical Estonian hero
Rein Raamat and Kulno Luht, “Suur Tõll”(1980) In Estonian mythology Suur Tõll is a giant