Portland Public Library

Cartoon noir, a First Run Features presentation

eng

videorecording

MPAA rating: Not rated

Cartoon noir

45760446

a First Run Features presentation

83

Abductees tells the story of five true tales of alien abduction. Ape features a grouchy, married couple battling daily over their nightly dinner--a cooked, whole monkey. Club of the Discarded tells how a family of discarded mannequins enjoy a quiet life in an abandoned warehouse until a group of hipster mannequins move in and ruin the neighborhood. Gentle Spirit depicts the psychological landscape--fraught with entrapment and violence--between a young woman and an ominous male figure. Joy Street is the story of a woman's journey from suicidal despair to personal renewal, with the help of an unlikely spirit guide. The Story of the Cat and the Moon, a Portuguese mini-epic of unrequited love, follows a cat who is beguiled by an always out-of-reach moon

Abductees (11 min.) / a film by Paul Vester, c1995 -- Ape (6 min.) / a film by Julie Zannarchi, c1992 -- Club of the discarded = Klub Odložených (25 min.) / Jiří Barta, c1989 -- Gentle spirit = Łagodna (11 min.) / Piotr Dumała, c1985 -- Joy Street (24 min.) / a film by Suzan Pitt, c1995 -- The story of the cat and the moon = Estória do gato e da lua (5 min.) / um filme de Pedro Serrazina, c1995

animation and live action