Short films
 

Every year hundreds get made. One or two win Oscars. A couple of the directors go on to become brand names. So, what are some of your all time favorite short films?

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If they don't have the Three Stooges or Laurel and Hardy, I'm not interested.

Too lazy to do a top 10, so I'll do a top 9:

9) C'était un Rendez-vous (1976) Lelouch
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NJzrv4MaMo
　
8) The Kennedy motorcade (1963) Zapruder

7) Le Réveil (1996) / Wajnberg

6) Dumplings from Three... extremes (2004) Fruit Chan

5) Passion according to Glenn Gould from 32 short films about Glenn Gould (1993) Giraud

4) Mexico from 11/9/01 (2002) Iñárritu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0tbYBMiEeA

3) The Pawnshop (1916) Chaplin

2) Ménilmontant - (1926) ~ Kirsanoff
http://www.zappinternet.com/video/QeBvRubTub/Dimitri-Kirsanoff-Menilmontant-1925

1) Life lessons from New York stories (1989) Scorsese

Entr'acte (Clair, 1924) - It's on You Tube!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueGdyVLLqp0&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKpQS2yPIkQ&feature=related

The Goat (Keaton/St. Clair, 1921)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-xjCo-mkck&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg2EylGIZPM&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVkuJQcA6T8&feature=PlayList&p=873ABB6B706B9366&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=14

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I believe we have a couple of threads on short films already, with some good recs in there:

Shorts

Short films

:)

The 1946 winner of a special Oscar, the 10-minute The House I Live In with Frank Sinatra. The title song was written by a guy who just a few years later was on the Hollywood Black List, branded as a communist by the House Committee on UnAmerican Activities. The film was aimed at racial and religious prejudices of its day and the song became a major hit for Sinatra, one of the best things he ever did.

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I am a big fan of movies. Thanks so much four your collection.thracian dawg.
So perfect!!!
:)

Collection?

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I actually really enjoy the Pixar shorts :]

Paper Bag: An 18 minute short directed by Ramin Bahrani, with some nice voice over work by Werner Herzog.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDBtCb61Sd4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxQcBKUPm8o

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Two of my favorites are a claymation called CLOSED MONDAYS and a film by Robert Swarthe called KICK ME. Kick me was actually drawn on the film frames. Very detailed and quite funny. There's a neat little surprise for the viewer, also.

De Düva (The Dove) (George Coe & Anthony Lover, 1968)

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_ZAECHDaEk4...320/DeDuva.jpg http://www.bibi.org/box/2007/07/Duva2.jpg

This isn't the best way to watch this goodie, but since I hadn't seen it for 35 years(!), I think that everyone should see it. I just watched Ingmar Bergman's Through a Glass Darkly, and it's good, but I think this is actually better, as a satire of Swedish films, Bergman and The Seventh Seal. I hope you enjoy this. Watch for a young Madeline Kahn!

De Düva (The Dove)

"Well then I'll make trouble, because I'm geared fer it."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CebRfSFnWGM
"THANK YOU, MASK MAN!"
Lenny Bruce

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http://www.britishcouncil.org/franz-kafka_s-i420.jpg http://www.rickmcgrath.com/movies/kafka_bug.jpg
"Franz Kafka's IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE"

Clicky HERE to watchy.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otPkk1sUFkI

Burn-E. It's also up on youtube, but the colours are a little washed with that version.

http://www.220.ro/desene-animate/Pix...-E/wNvDEoKt2Z/

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Coven is pretty sweet.

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check out the BMW short films.

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The short film that won the Oscar this year, God of Love, by Luke Matheny (I think) is hilarious! Definitely a 20 minute must see witty twist on love.