Movies: Władysław Starewicz

The Mascot serenades a lady dog. Another dog that listened and liked the song, wants to imprison Mascot so that he sings in his house....

The Mascot and his wife are on an island. When going out to fish, Mascot ends up being enchanted by a mermaid....

A jilted husband takes his revenge by filming his wife and her lover and showing the result at the local cinema. This was one of Starewicz' first animated films, and stars a cast of animated beetles....

The film tells the story of Judas and Satan wandering the world in search of a virgin who could become the mother of the new Evil....

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A young girl who has caught a nightingale dreams about the songbird and its mate, and comes to realize that birds are not meant to be captive....

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An ant works to prepare for winter while a drunken grasshopper plays his violin and dances away his time. When the snow arrives, the grasshopper pleads with the ant for shelter and is turned away to die....

A toy stuffed dog has just been sewn together when it hears a young child ask for an orange. The child's mother explains that they have no money, and so she cannot buy any oranges. The dog is then packed up along with a box full of other toys to be s...

The first behind-the-scenes documentary in the film industry, from the making of a camera (Debrie) to studio shooting and directing, including animation techniques. Pierre Chenal meets André Rigal who executes, in his workshop, a series of freehand d...

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A reconstruction of mating rituals of stag beetles...

A Father Christmas ornament climbs down from a decorated tree, and goes to the forest. There he creates and decorates a Christmas tree for the forest creatures. He then invites all the insects, along with a friendly frog, to come and enjoy the gifts ...

A drunken gardener is challenged to a poker match by agents of the Devil; replete with location shots in Hades of the Devil giving orders to his agents on Earth....

The Country Rat visits his friend the Town Rat, but finds that life in the great metropolis is rather too hectic (and dangerous - there's a live cat among all the puppet rodents!)...

The misadventures of a traveling theatrical company, as the actors attempt to put on a show while romantic rivalries erupt backstage....

Two insects fight over the hand of a beautiful lady....

An insect-wedding animated in stop-motion....

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The last surviving fiction film from Wladyslaw Starewicz's wartime associtation with the Skobelev Committee...