Quirino Cristiani

El Mono relojero is a 1938 Argentine animated short film directed by Quirino Cristiani. It is the only film from this director that exists up to this day, since all his other productions (including the first two animated feature films, El Apóstol (1917) and Sin dejar rastros (1918), as well as the first animated film with sound, Peludópolis (1931)) were lost in a series of fires at the facilities where the negatives and copies were stored.

The story of Argentine President Hipolito Yrigoyen's corrupt government and its overthrow by a military coup. Yrigoyen floats around in his boat Peludo City (which represented Argentina) while constantly being harassed by hungry sharks (the Radicals). The film was released with a Vitaphone sound-on-disc synchronization system soundtrack, making the film generally credited as the first animated feature film with sound. It is now considered a lost film, along with several of Cristiani's films which were destroyed in fires in 1957 and 1961.

A 1925 animated short film.

A 1925 animated short film.

A 1924 animated short film.

A 1924 animated short film.

An animated short film depicting the victory of the Uruguay soccer team in a 1924 match.

An animated short film depicting the victory of the Uruguay soccer team in a 1924 match.

A 1923 film.

A 1923 film.

A 1923 film.

A 1923 film.

The true incident of the German U-Boat which torpedoed an Argentine ship to make Argentina declare war on the Allies. The film was not as successful as Cristiani's previous film, The Apostle from 1917, since Without a Trace was confiscated by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs by order of President Hipólito Yrigoyen and purportedly destroyed. It is unknown if any copies of the film exist, and it is currently considered a lost film.

Argentine animated film utilizing cutout animation, and the world's first animated feature film. Currently considered a lost film.

Argentine animated film utilizing cutout animation, and the world's first animated feature film. Currently considered a lost film.

Argentine animated film utilizing cutout animation, and the world's first animated feature film. Currently considered a lost film.

Quirino's last release, a short animation film in black and white.

Football animation short film in black and white. Currently lost.

Animated short about Argentinian president Yrigoyen and Buenos Aires' gobernor Marcelino Ugarte.