Canada Vignettes: Hudden and Dudden and Donald O'Neary (1978)
Gênero : Animação
Runtime : 5M
Director : Eva Szasz
Sinopse
There's a "silver lining in every cloud" as Donald O'Neary turns every misfortune his two neighbours can engineer into gold coins. Against the background of the Irish countryside, the customary "rich but dumb" characters meet their match in the "poor but crafty" hero. The story introduces the student to our rich multicultural background through the exploration of folklore of one of the peoples that make up Canada's cultural mosaic.
Benjamin Barker passou 15 anos afastado de Londres após ser obrigado a deixar sua família. Usando o nome de Sweeney Todd, ele retorna à cidade com sede de vingança.
País Basco, Espanha, 1843. Um policial chega a um pequeno vilarejo em Álava para investigar um misterioso ferreiro que vive sozinho nas profundezas da floresta.
Um fantasma se apaixona perdidamente por uma mulher recém-casada. Quando o marido dela é obrigado a se ausentar por cinco anos a trabalho, o fantasma assume as feições do rapaz e procura pela jovem. Ele conta toda a verdade, mas incrivelmente a mulher aceita o fantasminha. Anos depois o marido verdadeiro retorna e a confusão se arma quando ninguém entende duas pessoas exatamente iguais. Baseado numa história do folclore indiano, por sua vez adaptada do romance de Vijayadan Detha.
Based on a well-known Chinese myth, the film reimagines the classic tale of Chang-Eh, Goddess of the Moon and Hou Yi, the heroic archer who shot down 9 of 10 suns that were scorching the Earth.
Tale - this is what is everyone from childhood. Give yourself a chance to once again return to the magical world created by Alexander Pushkin. Adventures brave Tsarevich Guidon, beautiful Swan-Tsar Saltan reminded of that love, loyalty and the spirit always wins!
Two star-crossed lovers must battle the forces which try to keep them apart at different timelines and at different world's.
Young prince meets a talking frog who turns out to be a beautiful but cursed princess. To remove the curse, he must go on a quest to find and outsmart the forest witch Baba Yaga.
Based on the traditional story of a girl who makes her blind father see by donating 300 bags of rice to Bongwon Temple.
How Death Came to Earth is a 14 minute cutout animation film by Ishu Patel produced in 1971 by the National Film Board of Canada. The film deals with an Indian myth of creation, and is notable for its trippy visual style.
Tang Bohu is smitten by the stunning beauty of Qiuxiang, the maid of Grand Tutor Hua, during his visit to a monastery in Suzhou. Stalking the maid, Tang's affections are finally reciprocated with three charming smiles. To approach the fair maid, Tang seeks work in the Grand Tutor residence as a study companion, and his talents win Hua's attention. As a frustrated suitor, he turns to his resourceful friend Zhu Zhishan for help.
The story takes place in modern-day eastern Serbia, still fertile ground for various forms of superstition and prejudice. Zorica is a village girl who carries a curse. Ever since her first boyriend mysteriously drowned in the river, men around her are dying in most bizarre ways. The plot thickens when stubborn policeman Maane who doesn't believe in 'village tales' tries to investigate whether Zorica is a serial killer or a girl looking for love.
The 25 minute film tells the tale of an ailing elderly woman named Itako who encounters a fox named Okon. The story opens with Itako lying bedridden, as she has for a long time. Okon enters her home and Itako tells the fox that he is welcome to take anything that he wants, for she has no use for anything anymore. Okon is delighted and in order to return the favour (the act of ongaeshi), Okon performs a magic jyōruri (a ballad with shamisen accompaniment) that heals Itako so that she is fit enough to walk again. Everyone is surprised by Itako's sudden recovery. She then hears of a hunter who has been badly injured and is near death. Itako hides Okon in the back of her shirt and has the fox sing the song while she plays shamisen in order to heal the man. This act of kindness is repeated for others until Itako's good fortune leads some to be suspicious of her.
Ghost story based on a legendary Thai folk tale.
Tom Davenport's realistic adaptation of an old Appalachian story. With nothing more than her plucky spirit and her pocket knife, a mountain girl outwits a witch and an ogre to save herself and her sisters. Part of the PBS series "Fromt he Brothers Grimm." Winner Chicago International Children's Film Festival. Ages 10 and above.
Firefly Marsh is a fog-enshrouded corner of the world, steeped in mystery. Stories of what lurks in the dark waters date back to Indian lore. But could Firefly Marsh really hide a prehistoric creature like the one in Loch Ness? Twelve year-old Charlie Curtis and his friend Jim may have found the answer after "something" swamps their dingy in the marsh. Was it the monster? For Charlie, that night sparks a personal odyssey that will take over half a century to finish. The memory of what he saw becomes his obsession, his lifelong passion. When Charlie's grandson, Kevin, comes to visit for the summer, he becomes caught up in his grandfather's stories. Are Charlie's stories just to entertain the local children or is there some truth to the old man's tale? Soon the curious teenager begins his own adventure, a quest to solve the mystery behind The Legend of Firefly Marsh. - Written by Gabe Torres
Short animated version of the Chinese folktale, Nüwa Mends the Heavens
The breeze we feel everywhere is an ancient drunk man destroying everything as he goes by, until he was turned into the wind.
Ananse the Spider Man climbs up to the sky to buy stories from the Sky God in this folktale from Africa.
