All Films

An Angel for Christmas

1996 • 46 min • Canada

A little girl discovers a town that has never heard of Christmas before and decides to help them celebrate their very first christmas in this animated children's adventure.

The Bug Hunt

1996 • 5 min • United States of America

Two young boys capture a talking spider.

The Little Princess

1996 • 45 min • United States of America

Not even the heaviest tasks or the cruelest punishments can take away the young girl's hope. To her new friends, she tells magical stories about a little princess separated from her dear father. However, when her father is presumed dead, a real adventure begins. Orphaned and penniless, she has her noble heart and strong spirit as her only weapon. Sarah embarks on an epic journey in search of her father who might not be dead! Magic, mystery and songs will envelop everyone in an incredible adventure.

Burt Lancaster: Daring to Reach

1996 • 58 min • United States of America

He went from street-wise tough to art-collector liberal-activist, from circus-acrobat hunk to Academy Award winner. Burton Stephen Lancaster — later Burt Lancaster — was one of five children of a New York City postal worker. By eighteen, Burt was 6'2" and blessed with the athletic physique and dynamic good looks that helped make him famous. A stint in the Army introduced Burt to acting and led him to Hollywood where his first release, "The Killers" (1946), propelled him to stardom at age 32. He took control of his own career and seldom faltered.

Red Rain

1996 • 13 min • Netherlands

Suspense film from the "Cine 100" series about a deserted motel, a woman with a broken-down car, a shower curtain and a knife.

Never Mind the Horrocks

1996 • 39 min • United Kingdom

Jane Horrocks showcases her wide-ranging talents as a mimic and comedy performer.

Fairmans 3

1996 • 18 min

The third video released by Fairman's skate shop.

The Count of Monte Cristo

1996 • 44 min • Canada

Animation - Swashbuckling heroes, cool sidekicks, exciting adventure, and trecherous villains fill The Count of Monte Cristo in this hip animated musical based on the original classic. From the first rousing sailor's song to the last duel, it's a story your family will treasure forever. The magic begins in France in 1815 where Edmond Dantes is to marry his true love, Mercedes. But three jealous scoundrels betray their betrothal and frame him for robbery. Years later, after a daring escape from the frightening Chateau D'If prison, Edmond returns to France to seek his revenge disguised as the mysterious Count of Monte Cristo! - Benedict Campbell, Alyson Court, Tony Daniels

To Hell and Back

1996 • 26 min

Channel 4 documentary about Sanjay Dutt

To The Other Shore

1996 • 51 min

A deeply personal study of motherhood as a ‘rite of passage’. It interweaves moments from the filmmaker’s childhood, family life and psychotherapy with world events, including the Holocaust, the Vietnam War and the Chernobyl nuclear accident, to evoke the complex inner world of maternal experience. Grethel’s tale from the fairy story Hansel and Grethel juxtaposes the personal story with a mythical exploration of freedom and individual responsibility.

A Rugrats Chanukah

1996 • 24 min • United States of America

The story of the Jewish holiday Chanukah through the eyes of the Rugrats, who imagine themselves as the main characters. Meanwhile, Grandpa Boris and his long-time rival, Shlomo, feud over who will play the lead in the local synagogue's Chanukah play.

Robo en el cine Capitol

1996 • 14 min • Spain

Jack Lemmon: America's Everyman

1996 • 50 min • United States of America

Jack Lemmon made over 60 films and received numerous awards, including eight Academy Award Nominations and two Oscars. Later in life, his achievement was enriched by new challenges in which he exposed the vulnerability and emotion of the later years as few had dared. He reveled in his ongoing screen partnerships with directors like Billy Wilder and stars like Walter Matthau. Narrated on-camera by Jack Lemmon, this documentary includes interviews with Lemmon's son, the actor Chris Lemmon. Also appearing are such legends as Jack's life-long friend, the writer and director Billy Wilder, writer-director Garson Kanin, drama teacher Uta Hagen and actor Gregory Peck.

Satie and Suzanne

1996 • 53 min • Canada

As the waters of the river Seine overflow their banks and surround a Parisian café, composer Erik Satie nurtures bittersweet memories of his one-time lover Suzanne Valadon.

Goosebumps: My Hairiest Adventure

1996 • 22 min

After Larry and his friends use the contents of an expired bottle of instant tan, strange things start to happen: Larry begins to grow hair on unusual parts of his body, and his friends start to disappear.

Morfing

1996 • 30 min

Exasperated and megalomaniac director Carlos Atanes, takes the charge of produce a pilot program for the television, but his interests walks on another way: he wants to leave the audiovisual world definitively, by the most drastic way: hang himself by the neck. Intrepid journalist Diana forces him to fight against his own ghosts. So, both of them live an exciting underground adventure in Barcelona cinema's drains, peopled by the most raved and bizarre characters: rude and wretched producers, revenger and freakish actresses, survival actors, hyper-violent technicians who goes in front of camera...

Peter and Petra

1996 • 50 min • Slovenia

Peter is fed up with his father’s unfulfilled promises to visit his friend Zoran, who moved far away with his parents some months ago. He forces his father to sear he will fulfill his promise. Peter immediately tells his friend the good news, and because Zoran doesn’t believe they will really come, Peter swears he will come if he has to do it alone. The next day, Peter’s father postpones the visit once again and rushes to work. But Peter doesn’t want to break his promise and sets off to visit his friend alone. Peter’s younger sister Petra attempts to reveal what is right and what isn’t in the events that follow - and when she finds the solution - it’s a surprise for everyone.

Ero-ban kisha

1996 • 43 min • Japan

1996 Japanese movie

Eternity

1996 • 11 min • Canada

“Eternity takes the form of a letter about fighting disease and practicing loss, superimposed over haunting images of old teacups, people in boats and water.” San Francisco International Festival Catalogue, 1999

411VM Issue #15

1996 • 47 min

Chaos Switchstance Profiles: Chet Thomas, Laban Pheidias, Gershon Mosley, Andy Macdonald Wheels Of Fortune: Tyrone Olson, Satva Leung, Ryan Kenreich Tampa Am Contests Industry: ATM Southside Skatepark Spot Check Japan Switzerland France World Report Board Aid 3 Transitions

Shinsô no reijô: Reipu-gurui

1996 • 59 min • Japan

Yuka, a female college student, is obsessed with delusions of herself being raped and is unable to go to university. She cannot escape the feeling of intimidation that the men around her are attacking her. Her mother, Kikumi, sends her Yuka to her psychoanalyst, Kurahata. Based on what Yuka says, Kurahata deduces that the biggest cause of Yuka's mental imbalance is likely to be her conflict with her mother, Kikumi. Kikumi is flashy and stands out no matter where she is, and apparently she has taken Yuka's first love, Kunisaka, a masculine schoolteacher, as her mistress...

Dear Madonna

1996 • 5 min • Canada

Jason returns with another letter to Madonna, thanking her for letting him be her "mistress".

Holding Ground

1996 • 59 min

HOLDING GROUND is at once a cautionary tale of urban policies gone wrong and a message of hope for all American cities. In 1985, African-American, Latino, Cape Verdean, and European-American residents in Roxbury, MA united to revitalize their community. The Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative went on to gain national recognition as residents fought to close down illegal dumps, gain unprecedented control of land from City Hall and create a comprehensive plan to rebuild the fabric of their community. Through the voices of committed residents, activists and city officials, this moving documentary shows how a Boston neighborhood was able to create and carry out its own agenda for change.

Hitozuma pachinkaa: Tama korogashi

1996 • 60 min • Japan

Noriko and Kyosuke got married despite their parents' objections. Kyosuke was saving money so that they could go on a trip abroad together, instead of having a wedding ceremony. When he finally saved up enough money, he tried to fulfill his promise to Noriko, but in fact Noriko was addicted to pachinko and had spent all the money...