Chapi Chapo is a French short stop-motion series. Created by Italo Bettiol and Stephano Lonati, with music by François de Roubaix, it premiered in 1974 on RF Television and ran for 60 5-minute episodes. The show aired on American television in the 1980s as part of Nickelodeon's Pinwheel. It was named "Chapi Chapo" as a play-on-words with the French word, chapeaux, which means "hats". Both of the main characters wore oversized hats that matched their clothing. The one in red is Chapi and the one in blue is Chapo. Each episode ends with a little dance.
A young man is transformed by his surroundings into a lovable buffoon.
Cuties (2020) is a coming-of-age drama that follows an 11-year-old girl as she rebels against her traditional family and explores her femininity through dance. The film explores themes of friendship, first menstruation, and the sexualization of minors in today's internet culture.
The Astronomer's Dream is a silent film from 1898 that depicts the bizarre dream of an astronomer. The film showcases surreal comedy, fairy-tale fantasy, and supernatural horror elements. It follows the story of an astronomer who falls asleep and dreams of encountering various supernatural entities such as demons and fairies. The film features trick photography and explores themes of absurdity and dreaming. The astronomer's dream takes him to the moon, where he encounters strange creatures and experiences a series of bizarre and surreal events.
When ten-year-old Aya is left at a kibbutz where children are housed by age instead of gender, not only does she have to get used to dealing with a lot of children, making friends and enemies, she also has to get used to sharing her room with boys... and sharing the showers with them too.
In this early silent film, a young child dreams of a magical Christmas filled with dancing children, angels, snow, and the sound of bells. The dream transports the child to a rooftop where musicians play instruments and a chorus line of dancers entertain. The dream includes scenes of a mother tucking her child into bed, a ballerina performing, and children opening presents under a Christmas tree.
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