Synopsis:
The story takes place in an unnamed American metropolis of the 1960s, where a criminal gang led by Prehlađeni Joe (Runny Nose Joe) carries out various criminal acts, but is thwarted by police inspector Maska, using various disguises to track them and catch them in the end.
- Director:
- Ivo Vrbanić, Vlado Kristl
- Year:
- 1962
- Country:
- Croatia
- Running time:
- 8 min.
- Technique:
- 2D Animation, Hand-drawn Animation, Cut-Out Animation
- Original title:
- Inspektor maska: Kostur Postavlja Zamku
- Production type:
- Professional
- Animator:
- Zlatko Grgić
- Script writer:
- Vatroslav Mimica
- Music composer:
- Davor Kajfeš
- Production:
- Zagreb Film
- Genres:
- Comedy, Crimi, Experimental
- Tags:
- Surreal, Death, Humor, Transformation, Identity
- Audience:
- 16+
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The Horsenapping
1962 10+ 8 min
by Dragutin Vunak
The story takes place in an unnamed American metropolis of the 1960s, where a criminal gang led by Prehlađeni Joe (Runny Nose Joe) carries out various criminal acts, but is thwarted by police inspector Maska, using various disguises to track them and catch them in the end.
- Comedy
- Abstract
- Experimental
- Crimi
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Shagreen Leather
1960 Adults 10 min
by Vlado Kristl, Ivo Vrbanić
Poor and unhappy, Rafael leaves Pauline and tries his luck at the roulette, but loses his last coin. Fate gifts him with the miraculous “Shagreen leather” that fulfills all wishes. In his new, luxurious life he wins the heart of wonderful Foedora. But with the power of the leather comes a rule: for every fulfilled wish it becomes shorter, and so does the life of its owner. Using the leather abundantly, Rafael soon spends his time.
- Drama
- Tragedy
- Experimental
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All the Drawings of the Town
1959 4+ 9 min
by Ivo Vrbanić, Vlado Kristl
The boy and the girl are suddenly separated from the picture book by a hand, which tears off a page from the book and makes a paper airplane in which the boy remains trapped. In her attempt to help the friend, she couldn’t achieve anything if all the children’s drawings in the city did not help her.
- Fantasy
- Abstract
- Experimental
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Tony’s 101 Bride
1962 16+ 8 min
by Mladen Feman
The short animated film Tony's 101 Bride.
- Comedy
- Romance
- Experimental
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The Blacksmith’s Apprentice
1961 16+ 9 min
by Zlatko Bourek
An animated film based on a folk tale where a blacksmith’s wife turns an apprentice into a horse every night with magic and takes him to the witches’ hall. The apprentice is irznemogao and he swears by his mistress. One evening, when the landlady came to him again by stealth, he bewitches her with her own magic. The blacksmith’s wife lost the set, because it was reshaped by the horse and it was also shod.
- Experimental
- Fantasy
- Comedy
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Theft of Jewels
1959 16+ 9 min
by Mladen Feman
The short animated film Theft of Jewels.
- Comedy
- Abstract
- Experimental
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Little & Big
1966 16+ 8 min
by Zlatko Grgić
A competitive game of one-upsmanship between two men, one small and one tall.
- Comedy
- Abstract
- Experimental
- Non-narrative
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El Cactusito
1962 7+ 7 min
by Ivo Vrbanić, Vlado Kristl
A series of Inspektor maska, episode El Cactusito.
- Comedy
- Western
- Musical
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Opening Night
1957 16+ 10 min
by Nikola Kostelac
A poster announcing the opening night of an opera. A crowd of snobs, so called »music lovers« rushes by. The tenor, well aware of his magnificence, has some troubles in his wardrobe with his button refusing to fit in his collar.
- Comedy
- Musical
- Abstract
- Experimental
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Tup Tup
1972 Adults 10 min
by Nedeljko Dragić
The too fast pace of life in polluted cities makes people sick. Neuroses are an everyday occurrence. Overcrowding, pollution and noise are enemies no. 1. What can happen to a man who is irritated by some sound while he wants to read his newspaper in peace, is the subject of this film. From a calm everyday person exposed to constant sound bombardment, a person becomes dangerous. He is able to tear down and destroy. But maybe it’s all just a fairy tale, because each of us carries everything that accumulates in us during our short human life.
- Drama
- Comedy
- Experimental
- Tragicomedy
- Abstract
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The Man Who Had to Sing
1970 16+ 10 min
by Milan Blažeković
He started singing his song already in the nursery. And so he continues all his life. The song is not ugly, the voice is not unpleasant, but everything is constantly the same. He tries to fit into the middle, but it always ended with resentment, expulsion, blows, harsh reactions. However, he did not give in.
- Drama
- Comedy
- Experimental
- Tragicomedy
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Days go by
1969 16+ 10 min
by Nedeljko Dragić
The story of a man who is not allowed by the world around him to live his little simple life…
- Drama
- Comedy
- Abstract
- Experimental
- Tragicomedy