The Steeplechase (1922)

t's 6:20 a.m. The camera pans a slew of alarm clocks that start to ring simultaneously, all set to awaken a solitary middle-aged man. The alarms are elaborate: in addition to traditional clocks, horns blow, bright lights flash, and a pot even blows smoke at the sleeper. After several minutes, the bed itself finally bounces him to his feet and he begins to make his way through his house, slowly, keeping only a step ahead of things falling, or cutting through the air head high. He grabs his coat, shambles out the door - and it becomes apparent why it is he must wake up. These surprising duties completed, it's time for an espresso. It arrives like clockwork, right on schedule.

A father climbs up to the roof of his house, because the TV is jammed. He wants to correct the antenna position. Soon he forgets about the antenna and enjoys the view. After several hours he is still sitting on the roof and doesn't like to come down. His unusual behaviour has some severe consequence

Twenty-five films from twenty-five European countries by twenty-five European directors.

The curtains of a theatre open onto a smaller puppet theatre presided over by Marianne. The ringmaster waves her baton at three shadowy acrobats that climb one by one out of her hat. Each performs his number, although not without some difficulty. The clumsiness of the first, the mischievousness of the second, and the fieriness of the third trigger a few clashes that ultimately lead to chaos. How can Marianne create harmony without losing control? Will her show flop? Who's really calling the shots, the little puppet or her acrobats?

Ryan is a dancer who just can't seem to get laid. When his best friend Dustin tries to intervene, everything gets tipped on its head and what Ryan was really looking for all along was right in front of him.

Because of his luxurious fur coat, a hammy actor becomes involved with crooks. His coat resembles the one that a gang's fence wears, and he is continually finding stolen jewelry in his coat pockets. When the gang learns that he is planning to turn the loot over to Scotland Yard, they go gunning for him and wound him while he is on stage performing 'Falstaff.' And, although wounded, he continues with his performance, trouper that he is that believes the show must go on, while the police are apprehending the gunmen.

A drag show in a Parisian bar. The public only has eyes for the queen of the evening, Cookie Kunty. But from the back of the theatre, Baptiste, her boyfriend, may be looking at her for the last time.

Almost a romantic comedy…

Анимационная комедия, герои которой — два персонажа в виде теней — скучают от однообразия повседневной жизни. Они не знают, чем заняться и как развлечь себя. По телевизору целый день крутят всякую дрянь, по радио тоже ничего умного не говорят, агенты по продаже всякой всячины докучают, а самое ценное, что есть в доме — шахматы — куда-то пропали. Словом, скучища… Тогда приятели решают развлечь себя необычным способом — поиграть в самих себя.

Второй фильм серии. Казаки путешествуют по Европе, обыгрывая в футбол и придворных Людовика и английских горожан и немецких рыцарей.

В этой серии казаки помогают чумакам довезти соль до базара, отбиваясь от степных разбойников под предводительством Злого Пана. Почти вся серия представляет собой энергичную погоню, в которой казаки уходят от разбойников.

События этой серии связаны с древнегреческой мифологией. Бог Зевс хочет остановить войны между греками и учреждает Олимпийские игры. Марс, бог войны, намерен сорвать их проведение. Но ему придется волей-неволей вступить в спортивное состязание с казаками, занявшими сторону олимпийцев.

О том, как казаки помогли мушкетерам доставить восточную княжну к принцу.

В поисках красных сапожек для невесты казаки расправляются с нечистью.

О встрече казаков с инопланетянами.

Канадская хоккейная команда прибывает на Украину, чтобы провести матч с казаками. Однако их униформу похищают разбойники, которые и выходят на лёд под видом хоккеистов.

A deadpan comedy of the absurd machinations of the rock and roll naming game.

A short film about a smooch.