In the Shade of the Old Applesauce

Cremaster 1

January 1996 •

CREMASTER 1 (1995) is a musical revue performed on the blue Astroturf playing field of Bronco Stadium in Boise, Idaho - Barney's hometown. Two Goodyear Blimps float above the arena like the airships that often transmit live sporting events via television broadcast. Four air hostesses tend to each blimp. The only sound is soft ambient music, which suggests the hum of the engines.

Horacio

November 2020 •French

Guillaume kills Horacio "because he was shouting too loud." At his trial, the vacuity of the motive disconcerts. During his 10-year-long stay in prison, Guillaume gradually forgets this story of a guy shouting too loud which convinces no one. When he gets out, someone starts shouting again.

Short Cuts: Pale Rider

August 2017 •English

Omnibullée

September 2014 •French

Möte i mellanrummet

October 2009 •Swedish

"Mind the Gap!" says the voice on the subway. Vilhelmina thinks so much about the gap that she doesn't get off at the station, but into another dimension.

L'horizon de Bene

October 2016 •French

It's a Date

January 2017 •English

It’s a Date is a culmination of his preoccupations, a weird but humanistic look at a couple on a first date. It seems to be going well until the man decides to really open up and get (sur)real.

Moto Perpetuo

May 1981 •Hungarian

Moto Perpetuo shows an absurd picture of our neverending changing culture and history.

Duel

May 1961 •Hungarian

Cannes Jury Prize-winning short film.

The Wind

May 1986 •Hungarian

Short animated Hungarian film.

The Luncheon

January 1980 •Hungarian

The first animated short film to feature Varga's clumsy claymation character Augusta.

Partly Cloudy

May 2009 •English

Everyone knows that the stork delivers babies, but where do the storks get the babies from? The answer lies up in the stratosphere, where cloud people sculpt babies from clouds and bring them to life. Gus, a lonely and insecure grey cloud, is a master at creating "dangerous" babies. Crocodiles, porcupines, rams and more - Gus's beloved creations are works of art, but more than a handful for his loyal delivery stork partner, Peck. As Gus's creations become more and more rambunctious, Peck's job gets harder and harder. How will Peck manage to handle both his hazardous cargo and his friend's fiery temperament?

To be Near You

March 2019 •Japanese

Centers on a boy named Osamu who receives an umbrella as a gift from Sayu, but it goes missing. That umbrella transforms into a girl who goes gallivanting around town on a rainy day.

The White Arena

February 1987 •Ukrainian

Welcome to the circus arena, where all the characters are made of white paper.

The Hippopotamus And The Sun

April 1972 •Ukrainian

A tale about how a hippopotamus caught the sun and decided to share it with other animals.

In The Bird World

February 1974 •Ukrainian

Short humorous sketches. The first is called "solid character", and it describes the history of a tough chick, which was brought to a hairdresser for the first time. The second is about the uncomplicated life of a bird, which, however, did not prevent her from publishing own memoirs. The last story, "Fathers and Sons" tells of the relationship of adults and offspring.

Jolly Chicken

February 1973 •Russian

The Leader

February 1978 •Ukrainian

The leader of a flock of geese talks about the cruelty of people, but not all of them.

The Wizard Okh

January 1971 •Russian

The old Cossack had a dunce son. And one day he decides to send him for training and re-education to the wizard Okh for a whole year.

Magic Glasses

February 1970 •Ukrainian

A Grandpa Owl lived in a forest. He had his favorite tree to which birds flew and animals came running when they needed help in solving life's problems and challenges. The Grandpa Owl helped everyone without exception, sharing his wisdom. And one day his grandson, a little owl, decided that the grandfather’s glasses were magic and took them away...