The Tomten and the Fox

The Man In The Case

January 1983 •Ukrainian

The story about one teacher of the Greek language in the gymnasium - Byelikov. He was so distrustful that he turned his whole life into a "case existence".

The Last Battle

January 1989 •Ukrainian

Two military men, who live in the neighborhood, lack the past battles and exciting events. And they manage to avoid routine. For example, one uses his ability to control cockroaches, and the second pushes his army of flying insects against the first one. A crushing battle begins.

The Death of a Government Clerk

January 1988 •Russian

Animation adapted from a short story by Anton Chekhov. A government clerk sneezes on a department general. Although the department general immediately dismisses the incident, the clerk cannot let it go.

Magnicidios Poe

January 2017 •Spanish

The sarcastic account of the assassination of five Spanish politicians between 1870 and 1973 is mixed with the narration of five short stories by Edgar Allan Poe illustrated by five skillful pencil artists. A documentary, a video essay, a collage, a provocative experiment where various pop culture figures and icons perform unexpected cameos. The macabre joke of a jester. Never more.

Valerka, Remka + ...

September 1970 •Russian

A story about first love of two boys and a neighbor girl...

Ett sommarspel

May 1994 •Swedish

A woman named Agnes who emigrated to the USA returns to her home village with her new husband Algot. When Agnes' childhood friend David turns up it's the start of a love triangle.

Jack Frost

November 1998 •English

A father, who can't keep his promises, dies in a car accident. One year later, he returns as a snowman, who has the final chance to put things right with his son before he is gone forever.

Zločin na poště

April 1981 •Czech

The Cake Tree in the Ruins

August 2006 •Japanese

War drama based on a short story by Akiyuki Nosaka.

Drevený chlieb

January 1969 •Slovak

A balladic story based on the motifs of M. Urban's short story, in which the arduous work of loggers and the harshness of the environment interlace with the poetry of the Slovak mountains.

Čestné kolo

July 1989 •Czech

Pete's Dragon

November 1977 •English

Pete, a young orphan, runs away to a Maine fishing town with his best friend a lovable, sometimes invisible dragon named Elliott! When they are taken in by a kind lighthouse keeper, Nora, and her father, Elliott's prank playing lands them in big trouble. Then, when crooked salesmen try to capture Elliott for their own gain, Pete must attempt a daring rescue.

The Sorrows of Gin

October 1979 •English

An affluent suburban couple's empty and gin-fueled lives are observed through the eyes of their neglected, eight-year old daughter.

A Gentle Spirit

January 1967 •Slovak

Krotká is a 1967 Slovak black-and-white produced by TV a psychological drama directed by Stanislav Barabas on based a short story A Gentle Creature by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.

O Youth and Beauty!

October 1979 •English

Cash Bentley and his wife Louise lead an average upper-middle-class life in suburbia, with a nice home and two fine children. But Cash grows increasingly unsettled in his life, yearning for the glories of his athletic youth and watching them fade further in the distance with accumulating age. Louise worries about him as his difficulties with mid-life pull him further away from happiness and comfort with his family.

Carlsbad Ponies

September 1971 •Czech

Angelika, a ten years old daughter of a spa visitor Bachmann is terribly bored in Karlovy Vary spa. Her father enjoys different spa procedures, trying to lose some weight, but the little girl feels to be only waiting for something to enjoy. Moreover, she cannot speak any Czech unlike her father. Kája, a son of the hotel receptionist Vlasta, attempts to amuse her despite he cannot speak German. Both children make friends although there is the language barrier.

Trucks

October 1997 •English

A group of seemingly humanistic trucks takeover a truck stop and starts killing everything in sight. The remaining townsfolk must band together and come up with a way to murder the inanimate objects, a seemingly difficult task considering the abnormal circumstances.

Clicks

July 1973 •Georgian

Screen adaptation of F. Gorenshtein's satirical stories.

Mashkin kills Koshkin

November 1999 •Czech

The puppet film Mashkin Killed Koshkin, based on the short story of the same name by Daniil Kharms, is a small, absurd story of two heroes who personify the essence of the so-called "Russian soul".

Rysavá jalovica

April 1971 •Slovak