Микки Маус: Простые вещи (1953)

Submission for the Raindance Halloween 14 Second Horror Film Competition

A still, highly overexposed shot of a car bridge and the river below. A cinematic haiku by Chris Marker.

A cinematic haiku by Chris Marker.

The beautiful girl Cinterrier (like the terrier version of Cinderella), was proposed to by many dogs. Who finally got her heart?

The Neighborhood Community (Tonari-gumi) was the smallest unit of population which was the national mobilization program established by the Japanese government during the World War II. This was to regulate rationing and thought control more efficiently. Each unit was consisted from 5-10 households, and organized to help one another, also to keep eye on any suspicious behavior. The same title song was made to promote this program, became a big hit in Japan with its cheerful melody.

A young man in a leotard leads a group of animals in a sumo wrestling match. The bear is the final victor of all the animals, but then loses when he must face Kintaro.

An explicit examination of interaction.

Two of the models of Toulouse Lautrec take a happy break from their posing.

Bedelia is a dirty old woman who kills all her neighbors and his son Jon hides the corpses.

Made-for-TV special of popular comic strip.

The homeless Polycarpe steals a rifle from some careless society sportsmen and goes on a mindless shooting spree. (MoMA)

A mischievous child feeds his father a laxative, leading to disruptive bouts of intestinal disorder—and an unexpected reward. (MoMA)

Artheme takes his elderly uncle for a walk in his wheelchair, but abandons the invalid in the woods overnight when he spots a pretty girl. (MoMA)

A jolly housekeeper brings new meaning to the notion of “home entertainment” with a handsome new portable phonograph that causes people, furniture, and buildings to rock and roll through the magic of stop-motion animation. (MoMA)

In a scheme that is all the more convincing on silent film, Polydor attempts to fool a high-society mob with a no-talent singer who lip-synchs recordings from a hidden Gramophone. (MoMA)

Singer Pik Nik tests the power of song with an earth-shaking voice that causes people to pass out, walls to collapse, cars to go backwards—and eventually lands him in jail. (MoMA)

John and Flora meet at a ball, but neither can do these modern dances, so they sit out… and run into each other later at a dance studio. Bunny exudes his usual Pickwickian charm. Miss Finch gets involved in a nice bit of physical comedy when her gawkiness makes the dance lesson less than successful.

Микки, Дональд и Гуффи приняли вызов и взялись избавить усадьбу «Мрачный Жуть» от наводящих ужас призраков.

Goofy, staying at the Sugar Bowl resort, demonstrates the basics of downhill skiing, which the titles and announcer insist is pronounced "SHEEing". The equipment is, of course, of the era. As you can imagine, Goofy has much trouble keeping his skis parallel and pointing downhill. The final ski jump conveniently lands Goofy right back in bed.

Микки, Дональд и Гуфи чистят большие городские часы. Обычная работа превращается в веселую кутерьму.

Плуто решает сделать тайник для своих косточек в том же дереве, где бурундуки уже спрятали желуди!

Дональд строит для себя «Современную мойку собак» и Плуто будет первым "клиентом".

Это сказка о настоящей дружбе, о необыкновенных и очень опасных приключениях веселого лягушонка и его друзей, находчивость и смекалка которых помогают ему в самую трудную минуту. В деревушке под названием Сонная Лощина поселяется необычный человек по имени Икабод Крэйн. Как-то раз ему рассказывают легенду о таинственном всаднике без головы, который обезглавливает свои жертвы…