April 4, 1991

Pensées et visions d'une tête coupée (1991) *****

World of Glory (1991) *****


Cream (1991) ***


Smells Like Teen Spirit (1991) ***

Carne (1991) ***

La Philosophie dans le boudoir (1991) ***

Wicked Game (1991) ***

A music video by Chris Isaak.

There Is No Finish Line (1991) ***


Theory Of Achievement (1991) ***

Amusing black comedy set in Brooklyn. Plenty of oddball characters.

Ambition (1991) ***

Brief, modernist comedy full of stylized fights.

Cauchemar blanc (1991) **

Four racist thugs prepare an attack against a foreigner.

Grey Wolf And Little Red Riding Hood (1991) ****

A superb musical cartoon about Little Red Riding Hood travelling to Paris to meet her grandma and encountering a vicious wolf on the way. This is Garri Bardin's masterpiece, an incredibly inventive piece of animated magic.

Blackfly (1991) ****

Terrific, Oscar-nominated cartoon about black flies in northern Ontario. A great title song.

The Lump (1991) ***

Hilarious cut-out animation cartoon about an ugly man with a beautiful lump on his head. A great satire on political corruption.

Manipulation (1991) ***


 

Two Sisters (1991) **

Bizarre, but touching cartoon about physical deformity. Ugly colors (mostly black and green).

Strings (1991) **

An Oscar-nominated film about a leaking bathtub.

The Irises (1991) **

A simple cartoon about the famous Van Gogh painting sold in 1987 for 49 million dollars. Winner of the Second Prize (short subject) at the Montreal Film Festival.

Every Dog's Guide To The Playground (1991) **

A safety-conscious dog has accidents during outdoor activities.

The Balgonie Birdman (1991) *

A puppet-animated film about a Canadian aviation pioneer.

The Apprentice (1991) *

A very chaotic cartoon set in the medieval times. Good director, incoherent plot, weak visuals.

The Alchemists (1991) *

A seriously confused cartoon, quite boring and incoherent.