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The journeyman tailor Kasper has a hard time. His mistress is constantly keeping him busy with chores. When the brownies show up in town and take...

This short, animated piece of agitprop fiercely expresses the hopes of the Chilean people.

Animated short film based on the Andersen tale. A king envies his son for the carefree way he spends his days and wants to find him a wife. She must...

This short animation collage uncovers the financial backing of the Chilean Junta bosses by the US. Screened at the 1976 Oberhausen Int. Film Festival.

The very first images in the film set unprecedented standards in East German animated film: a Buñuelean eye that fills the entire screen,...

A fisherman once caught a talking golden fish. He gave him his freedom and was allowed to make a wish in return. He asked for a boat, but this was...

A joint production by animators of the USSR and the GDR based on children's drawings from the time of the Revolution and drawings by children of the...

A man visits a variety of locations in an attempt to find a place free of noise and distraction, only to discover he may be looking for something...

An elegant crowd attends a meeting but, while they listen to the speech, all they really care about is the buffet.

A cowardly king becomes dependent on an evil prince who desires the king's daughter as his wife. As the princess does not want to marry, she is...

Cartoon based on letters and drawings of children of Soviet Union and German Democratic Republic.

A farmer and his wife had a girl in addition to their seven sons. An evil old woman turned the boys into ravens because she had not been invited to...

Animated fairy tale about the mountain ghost Rübezahl and his dealing with a thieving shoemaker.

In ancient times, an old sorceress lived in a mysterious castle who turned any girl who approached a man into a bird. One day, Jorine falls under the...

When Martin returns from war, he finds that nothing is the way it once was. He watches a few remaining villagers leave offerings in the town square...

Farmer Wurzel is unhappy because his work is not bringing him the prosperity he had hoped for. Nor can he expect his daughter to marry rich,...

For his mockery a witch transforms the pert boy Jacob into an ugly dwarf, but teaches him at the same time how to cook. Jacob quickly becomes a...

The Mapuche tribe asks their Gods for help in difficult situations, including illness and drought. When the Spanish conquerers on their horses invade...

One morning, a tailor was sitting at the window sewing. A shopkeeper came by and loudly offered plum jam for sale. The little tailor spent his last...