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Night and Fog
(Nuit et Brouillard)

Alain Resnais

Night and Fog
1955|France|32 min|BW|Col|Live Action

- the film who speaks for itself.

Documentary/History
Shoah, by Claude Lanzmann

Listen to the footsteps,
	where are the people?
	Oh-- You can't see them, only the footsteps.
		You can hear the legs,
		You can smell the feet.
		...but no people.
Listen to the silence,
	where are the people?
	Oh-- There they are.
		You can see the clothes and shoes,
		...and the people outside them.

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Pull My Daisy

Robert Frank, Alfred Leslie

Pull My Daisy
1959|USA|30 min|BW|Live Action

- Heroes of stove and wine.

Beat/Avant-garde
Manhattan, by Woody Allen

The man moves by the window,
	What the hell does he want?
	Can't he see that the window is closed?
		I just can't understand people anymore.
		If you want to jump,
		Just open it,
		Don't stand there or walk back and forth,
		I mean why not take a seat and have some wine?
			It's all about breathing,
			You know,
			Just forget about the windows.

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À propos de Nice

Jean Vigo

A propos de Nice
1930|France|25 min|BW|Live Action

- joie de vivre.

Avant-garde/Montage Cinema
L'Atalante, by Jean Vigo

Walking on the street,
   with the purpose of not having a purpose,
  all of sudden,
        a familiar smell from childhood,
       leading the way to a table nearby.
          The people around the shuttle,
         are never idle,
		Why not join them?
		 The sun is preparing for her nightcap,
		  you are not invited,
		   might as well enjoy it.

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Annecy 100
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Begone Dull Care

Norman McLaren, Evelyn Lambart

Begone Dull Care
1949|Canada|8 min|Col|Animation

- Just sit back and relax.

Avant-garde/Visual Music
, by

						Color, red
	cast away the dread.
						Color, blue
	gloom goes adieu.
						Color, yellow
	fling like a cello.
	
						The rhythm,
				Oh, the rhythm of life,
		For such a beauty to thrive.

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Scorpio Rising

Kenneth Anger

Scorpio Rising
1964|USA|30 min|Col|Live Action

- Another birth.

Cult/Underground
Vinyl and My Hustler, by Andy Warhol

                 Rock on the motorcycle, my man.
                                     What gives?
               To shine and refine a work horse,
                         For the upcoming roars.
There will be chaos, like the ones on the couch,
                    Smell of rubber and leather,
                      Stained by oil and grease.
              Turn on the engine, it is profane.
            The holy feeds on barrels of octane.
                Oh, the night is barely passing,
                  Hit on the pedal HARD, my man.

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Annecy 100
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Hedgehog in the Fog
(Yozhik v tumane)

Yuri Norstein

Hedgehog In the Fog
1975|Soviet Union|11 min|Col|Animation

- Through a glass, lightly.

Film-poetry/Reflexivism
Spirited Away, by Hayao Miyazaki

It's getting late,
	you are waiting for the wind to leave.
But it grows strong,
	and you've lost your way.
Looking ahead, not too much to see,
	even the leaves are falling asleep.
The wind starts to slow,
	and there, a mist starts to glow.
The glow fades apart, and you realize,
	it is early in the morning,
and how you wish - that wind and mist would never go.

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Annecy 100
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The Sand Castle
(Le château de sable)

Co Hoedeman

The Sand Castle
1977|Canada|13 min|Col|Animation

- River of sands, life floats.

Comic Adventure/Family
, by

Wet
	Is walking on the beach with your hands.
	
Humid
	Is rolling on the beach with your body.
	
Sweat
	Is running on the beach when raining.

Washed
	Is napping on the beach in a wet, humid and sweaty day.

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A Trip to the Moon
(Le voyage dans la lune)

Georges Méliès

Le voyage dans la lune
1902|France|12 min|Col/BW|Anim/Liv-Ac

- Magician of gravity.

Adventure/Fantasy
Time Bandits, by Terry Gilliam

Oh Moon!
Oh More Noon!
Oh! We have travelled far!
Oh! We'd be there soon!
Oh! What a beautiful planet!
Oh the times!
Oh the thrill!
Oh! To forgo your past!
Oh! To embrace the new!
Oh We are here!
				Oh!

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Rose Hobart

Joseph Cornell

Rose Hobart
1936|USA|19 min|BW|Live Action

- Naughty film, for the naughty-minded.

Film Collage/Avant-garde
Histoire(s) du cinema, by Jean-Luc Godard

	A fine night,
		Suitable for mooning,
	Under the light,
		It is round and soothing.
	No one is in sight,
		Time for some grooving.
	Sit down for a bite,
		Just enough for oozing.
	The night shines on the white,
		Reflexing the cooling.
				Alright, let's get going.

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The Cameraman's Revenge
(Mest kinematograficheskogo operatora)

Wladyslaw Starewicz

Camaramen's Revenge
1912|Russia|13 min|BW|Animation

- Power of film!

Tragi-comedy/Reflexivism
The Cameraman, by Buster Keaton

Not a good idea to tell the wife,
	The man opens the door and closes it.
		Let her have it,
			You are getting old.
			
			



Not too bad,
Better than the dinner last night.