The Gardener

Le Voleur Volé

April 2023 •French

A foolish but devious thief spends his time stealing portraits of rich families and selling them to the highest bidder. But a woman investigator knows how to trap him and teach him a lesson. One day, the thief breaks into an aristocrat's house but is surprised by the investigator. She has just taken his picture and stolen his own portrait !

Buster Keaton The Shorts Collection 1917-1923

July 2016 •English

Includes all 32 of Keaton's extant silent shorts (thirteen of which were produced under the tutelage of comedian Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle) These 2K restorations onto Blu-Ray promise to be the definitive representation of Keaton's early career.

Happy Times and Jolly Moments

January 1943 •English

This short film takes a nostalgic look at the Mack Sennett comedies of the silent cinema era.

The Talk of the Town

August 1942 •English

Hilarity ensues when a falsely accused fugitive from justice hides at the house of his childhood friend, which she has recently rented to a high-principled law teacher.

Rhubarb

April 1970 •English

A Police Inspector and a vicar play a round of golf. The Inspector has a Constable help him to cheat, while the vicar has other ideas...

Loitering with Intent

April 2014 •English

Fledgling screenwriters retreat to a quiet country manor to work on their script, but a constellation of needy characters produces constant interruptions.

Descansa muy en paz, Amancio

November 2022 •Spanish

Barney Bear's Victory Garden

December 1942 •English

Barney Bear grows a victory garden that a gopher is only too happy to gobble up.

Frank & Mary

November 2019 •English

An elderly DIY enthusiast reanimates his recently deceased wife in the garden shed. A suburban twist on the classic Frankenstein tale.

Love is Madness

September 1917 •Bulgarian

A university student and a girl are in love. The girl’s aunt opposes their love. She has decided to marry her off to a rich suitor. The student decides to cunningly discredit the suitor of her choice before the aunt.

A Holiday Dream

October 1926 •Bulgarian

The young rentier Zhezhi leads a secluded life on his estate, away from the bustle of the city. His daily routine is interrupted by the arrival of a letter form Varna: his cousin invites him to spend the summer at the seaside. Zhezhi is lost in a reverie about his future adventures, falls asleep, and has his holiday dream…

Borodino

August 2020 •Russian

An experimental sitcom, shot in the style of silent films of the early twentieth century. A parody of military-patriotic films. The plot of the film is the battle of the Russian army with Napoleon in 1812.

Knock and Run

March 2024 •English

A man is tormented in his home by a pesky neighbour.

Pushpaka Vimana

November 1987 •Kannada

An unemployed man, who dreams of living it large, finds a rich man drunk and lying in the sewer. Things take a turn when he imprisons him and takes his identity to get a taste of his lifestyle.

Work it Class!

September 2022 •English

My Neighbor Wants Me Dead

March 2019 •English

The Tenant continuously fails to escape his deadly apartment under five minute time limit as his blood-thirsty neighbor threatens to break in and exterminate him.

The Black Cat

May 1941 •English

Greedy heirs wait in a mansion for a rich cat lover to die, only to learn her cats come first.

The Little Whirlwind

February 1941 •English

Mickey wants some of the cake Minnie has just baked, so he offers to clean up her yard. As he's working, a tiny tornado (smaller than him) with a mind of its own comes along and causes trouble. After Mickey finally chases the little twister off, it gets its big brother, which makes a grand mess of the yard. Most of the cartoon, except for the opening and closing, has no dialogue.

The Day Tomé Was Shot

March 2023 •Portuguese

A man is robbed and creates a plan to get his money back from the robber.

The Sprinkler Sprinkled

June 1895 •French

A gardener is watering his flowers, when a mischievous boy sneaks up behind his back, and puts a foot on the water hose. The gardener is surprised and looks into the nozzle to find out why the water has stopped coming. The boy then lifts his foot from the hose, whereby the water squirts up in the gardener's face. The gardener chases the boy, grips his ear and slaps him in his buttocks. The boy then runs away and the gardener continues his watering. Three separate versions of this film exist, this is the original, filmed by Louis Lumière.