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Village of idiots

Canada, 1999
film

Based on a Jewish folk tale, this animated short tells the story of a Shmendrik, a lovable fool who leaves his village on a circuitous quest for knowledge. Th..

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Czechoslovakia, 1974
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Consolation prize

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Shoemaker and the elves

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The Street

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Father and daughter

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Czechoslovakia, 1985
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I'm a fool

United States, 1976
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The Idiots

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Australia, 1982
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The Shoemaker and the elves

Japan, 1962
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Norbert

Australia, 2006
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Soviet Union, 1985
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