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Starring: Kristýna Kohoutová
Directed By: Jan Svankmajer
June 25, 1996
I'm picky about my foreign films. Mostly, I don't care much for reading subtitles for 2hrs, but this one intrigued me. Surprisingly, this film doesn't have subtitles, there is very little dialog and it is dubbed over in English. I think that the director was counting on most of the audience to already be familiar with Louis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland stories. I love the animation, and while it... more
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| 2. Conspirators of Pleasure [VHS] |
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Starring: Petr Meissel, Gabriela Wilhelmová, Barbora Hrzánová, Anna Wetlinská, Jirí Lábus
Directed By: Jan Svankmajer
June 27, 2000
This was my first Jan Svankmajer film which I bought not really knowing what to expect. I loved it but please be advised that this is not for everyone. The movie has music but no spoken words... but don't let that deter you- actions speak louder then words. There is one character in the movie whose sexually deviant actions are highlighted by dramatic opera music- which makes it hilarious. ALso be sure... more
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| 3. Allegro Non Troppo [VHS] | 
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Starring: Marialuisa Giovannini, Néstor Garay, Maurizio Micheli, Maurizio Nichetti, Mirella Falco
Directed By: Bruno Bozzetto
June 01, 1995
I was buying one of her records the day Maria Callas died. I met my partner and he said: "What do we do?" I said: "Let's go see that new Italian animated movie." It was Allegro Non Troppo--and what impressed me the most was how it made mincemeat out of Disney's Fantasia (which I saw for the first time when I was 4, and to this day remains my all time Disney favorite). It is absolutely one of the... more
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| 4. Fantastic Planet [VHS] | 
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Starring: Barry Bostwick, Jennifer Drake, Eric Baugin, Jean Topart, Jean Valmont
Directed By: René Laloux
June 15, 1989
(*NOTE: Review pertains specifically to the particular media release format, as opposed to the actual content.)
Without a doubt, "Fantastic Planet" is amongst the most enduring animated foreign films of all time. The story is as intricate yet accessible as any science fiction is ever going to be, entailing many of the themes which were relevent during its initial release - and remain... more
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| 5. The Best of Zagreb Film - Nudity Required [VHS] |
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Starring: Best of Zagreb Film
June 13, 2000
Mark Anderson of the first review gets all my respect. Not because I share his views, but because he tried to look at this animation without any preconceived ideas. He gives a very good description without being overtly critical, I am going to try to do the same giving the opposite opinion. I have to admit that to the average American this probably is not their idea of a funny Simpson episode. No criticism... more
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| 6. Authorized International Edition of the Soyuzmultfilm Library Vol 6 (in Russian): The Snow Queen [VHS] | 
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Directed By: Lev Atamanov
June 01, 1997
I first viewed this movie with my father, many, many years ago on Christmas Day in our small, but cozy home, while growing up in the small town of Ancaster, Canada. At that time, my Mother, brother and two sisters, lay ill with the cold flu and never had the chance to see the film. I remember clearly, in my mind's eye, almost thirty years later, the clarity and magical beauty of the animated characters... more
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| 7. Faust [VHS] |
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Starring: Petr Cepek, Jan Kraus, Vladimír Kudla, Antonin Zacpal, Jirí Suchý
Directed By: Jan Svankmajer
June 27, 2000
This is perhaps one of the most sucessful movie adaptions to the Faust legend or play of all time and so far the most honest I have ever seen.
'But this IS Hell'says Mephistopheles of the world around the novice , who comes to the realization that even in glay or wood form , the demons of the grimoire turned Opus Cabalisticum Et Theosophicum can be quite real and quite terrifying , capable of... more
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| 8. Best of Bruno Bozzetto (Sub) [VHS] |
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Starring: Yves Kersaint, Inge Meysel
Directed By: Bruno Bozzetto, Michael Muschner
June 16, 2000
Bozzetto is a very important italian's cartonist.
Some of his short animations are included in this compilation.
Recommended !... more
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| 9. Masters of Russian Animation: The Complete Works of Yuri Norstein [VHS] |
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Directed By: Yuri Norstein
December 09, 1999
Is it possible for someone out there to please produce a DVD of this video & other russian animation/film. It seem such a shame that so many people are thus far deprived of viewing this significant archive of Russian animation due to the format of the media. I once saw on UK tv a clip of a russian animation, which so captivated me by the stunning cartoon animation of an old man at a desk in candlelight... more
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| 10. Fantastic Planet [VHS] |
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Starring: Barry Bostwick, Jennifer Drake, Eric Baugin, Jean Topart, Jean Valmont
Directed By: René Laloux
January 12, 1999
(*NOTE: Review pertains specifically to the particular media release format, as opposed to the actual content.)
Without a doubt, "Fantastic Planet" is amongst the most enduring animated foreign films of all time. The story is as intricate yet accessible as any science fiction is ever going to be, entailing many of the themes which were relevent during its initial release - and remain... more
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