Christopher Chaplin

Septembre 1871. Arthur Rimbaud, jeune poète surdoué de 17 ans, quitte ses Ardennes natales pour Paris. Sur le quai de la gare de l'Est l'attend Paul Verlaine, l'une des figures de proue du Parnasse contemporain, un nouveau mouvement littéraire. Verlaine emmène Rimbaud chez lui, c'est-à-dire chez ses beaux-parents, les très respectables Mauté de Fleurville. Verlaine présente le jeune prodige de Charleville à ses amis du «Cercle des vilains bonhommes». Bientôt, la passion flambe entre les deux poètes. Verlaine change. Il multiplie les excentricités, sombre dans l'alcool et délaisse son travail de bureau...

Tucked away in his castle, a hypochondriac inventor plays generous host to a revolving cast of wacky guests. But to pay off his mounting debts, he must sell either a powerful businessman or a rich gypsy on his latest creation: a laser skywriter.

On June 28, 1914 Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria was shot to death in Sarajewo. His assassination caused a chain of events that brought about World War I and the downfall of old Europe. Who is the assassin? Who is GAVRE PRINCIP, a man that fate brought into the center of world attention. The subject of the film is not the historical background but rather the psychological makeup of PRINCIP at the age of seventeen.

A young female writer whose father was a militant activist struggles to come to terms with this cumbersome legacy.

This French film chronicles the amazing-but-true story of Lisa Alling who in 1928 successfully walked from New York City to Siberia via the Bering Straight by following telegraph poles. It was shot entirely in the Ukraine. Lisa, a chambermaid, has had enough of American life and wants go home to Siberia. Because she had no money, she decided it was better to walk than stay in the U.S. any longer. An opportunist, she takes whatever food, warmth and even romance that is offered along the way.

The titular directors discussed are: Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising (1930-1933), Jack King (1934-1936), Ub Iwerks (1937), Ben Hardaway (1934-1940), Norm McCabe (1940-1943), and Art Davis (1945-1949)