The Birth of the Robot
Genres
Overview
This experiment was a “prestige advertisement” for Shell Motor Oil. As conventional animation became dominated by Walt Disney, many European filmmakers turned to puppets as an alternative, and Lye enlisted the help of avant-garde friends such as Humphrey Jennings and John Banting to make the amusing puppets. Exploring the still-complex color process, which involved the combination of three separate images, Lye creates such a vivid storm scene that reviewers hailed it as “proof that the color film has entered a new stage.” The music is Holst’s The Planets. - Harvard Film Archive
Details
Budget
$0
Revenue
$0
Runtime
6 min
Release Date
1936-10-01
Status
Released
Original Language
English
Vote Count
11
Vote Average
6.8
0.0
Fetus Monster
In the near future, a pregnant teenager discovers a compound that turns coercive natalists into giant fetus monsters. After she sneaks it into her town's water supply, she's shocked to discover it worked.
2024-10-03 | en
5.2
Something to Remember
A bittersweet look at life’s many challenges, albeit as experienced by furry, feathered, and slimy creatures who sound and feel all too human.
2019-09-06 | sv
6.9
Toomas Beneath the Valley of the Wild Wolves
In this decidedly cheeky and deliriously fun animation, a decent, hard-working wolf must rely on his physical gifts in order to make ends meet for the sake of his family.
2019-09-08 | et
7.2
Minion Scouts
When Margo, Agnes and Edith return from Badger Scout camp, three of the Minions are entranced by the girls' merit badges. Their own attempt at scout camp results in attracting a bear, eating poison berries and eventually blowing up a dam, creating a massive flood. But, when they arrive back home, the girls share their badges, encouraging the rest of the Minions to try their hand at scouting.
2019-08-27 | en
7.0
Slow Light
A story of a man with a very dense eyes who sees all the surrounding reality only after seven years. The consequence of the eye defect translates into the mental immaturity of the man, lack of understanding of the present and belated reflections on long-gone facts. The man is never mature enough for his age and constantly lingers on the past.
2023-10-07 | en
0.0
A Short Circuit
Silent cartoon.
1928-01-08 | en
0.0
The Cat and the Magnet
Silent cartoon.
| en
6.5
Gone Fishing
On Motunui, Maui tries to catch a fish with his magical fishhook, only to be comically foiled by the ocean.
2017-02-21 | en
6.2
Louis & Luca: Mission to the Moon
In the international race to the moon, the Norwegian mission is led by brilliant inventor Reodor from the village of Pinchcliffe. With Luca the Magpie as the brave astronaut, what could possibly go wrong?
2018-09-21 | no
0.0
A Love Letter to Cinema
An experimental sampled film which shows the pleasurable art of movies about movies through scenes inside of theaters.
2023-10-12 | en
7.0
Azumanga Web Daioh
Chiyo brings a video camera to school for a class project. But when Tomo gets a hold of it, heaps of trouble happen all over campus.
2000-12-28 | ja
9.5
God of Chaos
A mysterious cult performs an ancient ceremony, inviting an otherworldly power into their earthly realm.
2019-07-15 | en
0.0
The Mouse and the Red Sun
The film tells how two mice set off on a long journey in winter in search of the warm sun. Having different characters, little mice behave differently on a difficult journey.
1986-02-08 | ru
8.0
The Adventures of a Little Cucumber
Courageous Cucumber travels and helps animals and birds.
1970-01-01 | ru
0.0
Colored Milk
A grandson came to the village to visit his grandmother, who rarely rests in nature, which makes him look pale and sick. The boy likes the geese, the cow, and the local nature here. He gets involved in local life, starts making friends with animals, walks with them in meadows and lawns, and doesn't even notice how his grandmother's health turns into joy. And the reason for the transformation was the mysterious colored milk.
1979-02-09 | uk
6.5
The Hunting Season
There is peace in the forest and among all of the animals there, including a pair of ducks who befriend Molly Moo-Cow. A pair of hunters come on the scene, go hunting and hurt the ducks, so it's Molly to the rescue.
1935-08-19 | en
6.3
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland Pilot 2
The second of three pilot shorts that eventually became the 1989 movie Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland.
1984-01-01 | ja
0.0
So Absent-Minded
Based on a poem by Samuil Marshak about an incredibly absent-minded man from Leningrad.
1975-02-12 | ru
0.0
Dreams into Drawing
The painter Kuwagata Keisai lived over 200 years ago. He created 'Ways to Sketch', a series of picture books illustrating humans and animals, all richly expressed. One day he was sketching out a carp, just at that moment he slept and he became a carp in dream. A carp was enjoy to swimming, but a fisherman caught that carp...
2019-08-23 | ja
6.7
Second to None
Frederick Butterfield has always been runner up to his twin brother Herman. When Herman, the older by a mere minute, becomes the world's oldest man, Frederick finally sees an opportunity to be first place.
2016-07-19 | xx