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Story of One Crime
(Istoriya odnogo prestupleniya)

Fyodor Khitruk

Story of One Crime
1962|Soviet Union|20 min|Col|Animation

- Overflowing agony.

Tragi-comedy/Social Commentary
A Short Film About Killing , by Krzysztof Kieslowski

Knife
	No, too long, you have to cook dinner.
Rope
	No, too long, it takes too long.
Pen
	No, too long, to make a refill.
Lamp
	No, too long, can't deal with the wire.
Fist
	Fist
		Yes, Fist, Yes.

72

Love on the Wing

Norman McLaren

Love on the Wing
1939|UK/Canada|5 min|Col|Animation

- Moving through a forgotten era.

Transformism/Experimental
, by

I saw a passing shadow,
	Waving at my heart, hollow.
		The wind blew through a willow,
			And there left leaves from the shadow,
			That passed along,
			That I no long could follow.
Why is everything fleeting from my toe,
	Then creates an invisible halo?
		I asked myself,
			Am I the wind widow's foe,
			Or I let be blown too below?

73

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The Idle Class

Charles Chaplin

Idle Class
1921|USA|32 min|BW|Live Action

- Spare time for sale.

Comedy/Romance
, by

A man was invited to play golf,
	And so he waited,
		waited,
		  waited,
		waited,
		  waited,
		waited,
		  waited,
		waited,
And still couldn't figure out,
	Where is everyone else?

74

Annecy 100
Brief Encounters

Crac

Frédéric Back

Crac
1981|Canada|15 min|Col|Animation

- Roll away ages!

Film-poetry/Memoir
, by

	Very little words,
		Can be said,
			Of Home.
	Poetry is such,
		One should not read,
			But listen
				Taste
			and Smell.
	Look at what's around you,
		They will be gone,
			And I will too.

75

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Sirène

Raoul Servais

Sirene
1968|Belgium|9 min|Col|Animation

- Cranes are not flying.

Meta-realism/Fantasy
The Spirit of the Beehive, by Víctor Erice

I saw her back,
	Eluding from my sight.
It was too late to go back,
	With practically nothing in sight.
My mind is fading me,
	On a street with no light.
Her image is evading me,
	With nothing to fight.
Then I heard the siren,
	And saw myself being carried in white.
     Oh How I wish the day, could come before the night.

76

Crime and Punishment
(Zbrodnia i kara)

Piotr Dumala

Crime and Punishment
2000|Poland|29 min|Col|Animation

- The uninhibited fear.

Social Reflection/Crime
Three Colors: White, by Krzysztof Kieslowski

There is something on the stairs,
	Something that squeaks also stares.
There is someone who needs cares,
	Someone to love when in despairs.
But it is rare,
	To be even aware,
		Of what it is to bear.
One day you would dare,
	To come in through your bare,
		In exchange for a pair.
Is it a nightmare, or is it just fair?

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The Phone Box
(La cabina)

Antonio Mercero

La cabina
1972|Spain|35 min|Col|Live Action

- Phantom of liberty, 777.

Political Thriller
, by


			Comedy
			
	He has a day off when his wife is not home.
	
	
	
			Tragedy
	
	But he has to go to the IRS.

78

Annecy 100
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Tuning the Instruments
(Strojenie instrumentów)

Jerzy Kucia

Tuning the Instruments
2000|Poland|15 min|BW|Animation

- Development of an understanding.

Experimental/Visual Music
, by

A man walks into a piano store,
	and insists that he wants to buy a guitar.
		The store owner tells him that,
			The guitar store is just next door.
But the man insists that this guitar store is better.
	But this is a piano store.
		But the man shows him the strings in the piano,
			And claims it to be a guitar.
			
This is a peculiar case in the center of small town.
	The man wants to buy a guitar is the guitar store owner.

79

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Picknick mit Weismann

Jan Svankmajer

Picknick mit Weismann
1968|Austria|11 min|Col|Live Action

- Nice family life.

Mystery/Comic Surrealism
, by

- "Is Harry home?"
- "Yes, he is."
- "May I talk to him?"
- "I'm afraid this is going to be rather difficult."
- "Why? Where is he?
   ...I hope he is not on the roof again..."
- "No, he is fine...he is lying on the couch."
- "So why can't he pick up the phone?"
- "Well, ma'am. I'm afraid it's a technical issue."
- "What do you mean? Who is this speaking?"
- "This is the telephone speaking. Whom may I direct you to?"

80

TSPDT 1000
Cinecouch's Essential Films

H2O

Ralph Steiner

Water
1929|USA|13 min|BW|Live Action

- Life springs from water!

Poetic Documentary
Encounters at the End of the World, by Werner Herzog

	Thirst!
	Like a Splash
	on your throat,
		Tinkling 
			and Sprinkling
				a Burst,
				Crashing into your Fist,
				Unclenched,
				Revitalized,
			And Smash - 
		The Thirst is a Curse!