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Story of One Crime
(Istoriya odnogo prestupleniya)
Fyodor Khitruk
- 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.
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Love on the Wing
Norman McLaren
- Moving through a forgotten era.
Transformism/Experimental
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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?
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The Idle Class
Charles Chaplin
- Spare time for sale.
Comedy/Romance
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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?
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Crac
Frédéric Back
- Roll away ages!
Film-poetry/Memoir
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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.
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Sirène
Raoul Servais
- 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.
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Crime and Punishment
(Zbrodnia i kara)
Piotr Dumala
- 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
- Phantom of liberty, 777.
Political Thriller
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Comedy He has a day off when his wife is not home. Tragedy But he has to go to the IRS.
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Tuning the Instruments
(Strojenie instrumentów)
Jerzy Kucia
- Development of an understanding.
Experimental/Visual Music
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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.
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Picknick mit Weismann
Jan Svankmajer
- Nice family life.
Mystery/Comic Surrealism
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- "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?"