Year

1979

1–5 of 5 films

  • The Undertaker

    1979 Adults 10 min

    by Aleksandar Marks, Vladimir Jutriša

    A phantasmagoric story about an undertaker and his wife who live alone because everyone avoids them. The undertaker cannot break human prejudices and superstitions, and in desperation he invites his former customers, the dead, to be his guests and to banish loneliness from him and his wife.

    • Drama
    • Tragicomedy
    • Experimental
  • Mr. Pascal

    1979 Adults 7 min

    by Alison de Vere

    Old Mr. Pascal dreams of his youth as he sits beside a crucifix. He then decides to liberate the tortured figure of Christ and the world about him is transformed.

  • by Marcell Jankovics, Mária Horváth, József Haui & others

    EPISODES: Brave Prince Nick / The Giant Tree / The Jackdaw Girls / The Two Old Friends / The Princess Three Pigs and Three Birthmarks / The Two Princes with Hair of Gold / The Fox Princess / The Mayor’s Clever Daughter / The Star-Eyed Shepherd / The Simple Prince / One-Eyed, Two-Eyed, Three-Eyed / The Horse-Egg / The Little Puli Dog

    • Comedy
    • Fantasy
    • Family
  • Harpya

    1979 Adults 9 min

    by Raoul Servais

    During an evening walk, Mr. Oscar witnesses an assault. To his great surprise, he finds that the victim is an authentic harpy. His interest has been aroused, but not without danger

    • Drama
    • Fantasy
    • Abstract
    • Experimental
  • Every Child

    1979 7+ 6 min

    by Eugene Fedorenko

    This animated short follows an unwanted baby who is passed from house to house until he is taken in and cared for by two homeless men. The film is the Canadian contribution to an hour-long feature film celebrating UNESCO’s Year of the Child (1979). It illustrates one of the ten principles of the Declaration of Children’s Rights: every child is entitled to a name and a nationality.

    • Drama
    • Comedy
    • Tragicomedy
    • Family