Your Favourite Short Films - Blu-ray Forum

Jdmcreator · 01-19-2021, 06:49 PM

What are your favourite short films under 35 minutes ? Under 15 minutes ?

Mr. Kopfrkingl · 01-19-2021, 06:53 PM

It's 40-something minutes, but AM 1200 (2008)

edmoney · 01-19-2021, 07:02 PM

I've seen relatively few short films compared to feature-length films, so there isn't as much competition yet for me for favorite short films. However, I'm confident that La Jetee (1962) will remain among my favorites. I've only seen Night and Fog (1956) once but am confident that it will also hold up very well for me upon subsequent viewings.

dallywhitty · 01-19-2021, 07:25 PM

Probs an obvious choice, but I love Un Chien Andalou.

Michael24 · 01-19-2021, 07:30 PM

Not including various Three Stooges, Looney Tunes and Disney shorts:

- Star In the Night (1945; Don Siegel's directorial debut)
- Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB (1967)
- Hardware Wars (1978)
- Within the Woods (1978)
- Captain EO (1986)
- George Lucas In Love (1999)
- FANalysis (2002; Bruce Campbell's documentary on fans)
- Agent Carter (2013)

Rayjaymay · 01-19-2021, 07:49 PM

It’s 36 minutes, but mine is The Red Balloon (1956)

fred25_Ca · 01-19-2021, 07:49 PM

Le voyage dans la lune (1902).

Nothing come closes, imo.

Red Dragon · 01-19-2021, 07:58 PM

and...

Beckford · 01-19-2021, 10:07 PM

La Caduta di Troia{The Fall of Troy} - Italy, 1911 {Giovanni Pastrone}
The Steamroller and the Violin - U.S.S.R. 1961 {Andrei Tarkovsky}
The Heart of the World -Canada, 2000 {Guy Maddin}

and a whole list of Donald Duck cartoons
Clock Cleaners(1937)
{officially a Mickey Mouse cartoon but Donald steals the show}
Mickey's Trailer(1938) ditto
The Autograph Hound(1939)
The Riveter(1940)
Mr. Duck Steps Out(1940)
Window Cleaners(1940)
Chef Donald(1941)
Donald's Snow Fight(1942)
The Plastics Inventor(1944)
The Clock Watcher(1945)
Cured Duck(1945)
Drip Dippy Donald(1948)
Donald's Happy Birthday(1949)

ps3bd_owner · 01-19-2021, 11:06 PM

[Power Rangers]

[The Punisher]

Love these!

Al_The_Strange · 01-19-2021, 11:23 PM

Be aware that some of these may be graphic.

Dunno where part 1 of this one is:

Plenty of others I doubt can be found on YT, like a bunch of Pixar, Disney, and Animatrix shorts, more Don Hertzfeldt cartoons. Some other live-action shorts I love include The Red Balloon, Treevenge, Tub, The Big Shave, An Occurence At Owl Creek Bridge, Forklift Driver Klaus, Kung Fury, and several more.

CinemaBlu · 01-19-2021, 11:33 PM

I consider any film under 50 minutes to be a short film. My favorites are:

Simon of the Desert 1965, Luis Buñuel

Life Lessons

[Show spoiler]

1989, Martin Scorsese

Adelina of Naples
Anna of Milan
Mara of Rome

[Show spoiler]

1963, Vittorio de Sica

Toby Dammit

[Show spoiler]

1968, Federico Fellini

The Wurdulak

[Show spoiler]

1963, Mario Bava

Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB 1967, George Lucas

Warm Gun · 01-19-2021, 11:36 PM

I wish one of Masaaki Yuasa's earliest animations, Cat Soup (2001), came to BD.

castor · 01-20-2021, 01:47 AM

WARNING! RAPIDLY FLASHING IMAGES

Gerby · 01-20-2021, 04:11 AM

La Cabina (1972) - a short spanish film about a man who becomes trapped in a telephone box. Once seen, never forgotten.

12:01 PM (1991) - a great time loop short film.

The Grandmother (1970) - great early David Lynch weirdness.

I'll See You in My Dreams (2003)
The Dumb Waiter (1979)
Panic (1978)

UltraMario9 · 01-20-2021, 05:06 AM

SilverFox84 · 01-20-2021, 09:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Al_The_Strange

Be aware that some of these may be graphic.

REJECTED by DON HERTZFELDT (Blu-ray restoration) - YouTube

Still one of my all-time favourites

ArtVanderlay · 01-20-2021, 07:12 PM

Disney & Salvador Dali? I'm in!

Anything by the great Yuri Norstein...

Dubstar · 01-20-2021, 07:16 PM

I go by the AAMPAS rule that a short film is 40 minutes or less:

"The Red Balloon" (1956)

"To Fly!" (1976)

Al_The_Strange · 01-21-2021, 01:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ArtVanderlay

Disney & Salvador Dali? I'm in!

Thanks for sharing that. I had only recently heard about it and been meaning to look into it more. This turned out to be gorgeous!

01-19-2021, 06:49 PM	#1
Jdmcreator Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2020 4K collection:9 Blu-ray collection:40	Your Favourite Short Films What are your favourite short films under 35 minutes ? Under 15 minutes ?

01-19-2021, 07:58 PM	#8
Red Dragon Special Member Member since:Mar 2011 Location:North Charleston, South Carolina Blu-ray collection:324	Four of my favorites... and...

01-19-2021, 10:07 PM	#9
Beckford Expert Member Member since:Sep 2019 Location:Neither here nor there	La Caduta di Troia{The Fall of Troy} - Italy, 1911 {Giovanni Pastrone} The Steamroller and the Violin - U.S.S.R. 1961 {Andrei Tarkovsky} The Heart of the World -Canada, 2000 {Guy Maddin} and a whole list of Donald Duck cartoons Clock Cleaners(1937) {officially a Mickey Mouse cartoon but Donald steals the show} Mickey's Trailer(1938) ditto The Autograph Hound(1939) The Riveter(1940) Mr. Duck Steps Out(1940) Window Cleaners(1940) Chef Donald(1941) Donald's Snow Fight(1942) The Plastics Inventor(1944) The Clock Watcher(1945) Cured Duck(1945) Drip Dippy Donald(1948) Donald's Happy Birthday(1949) Last edited by Beckford; 01-20-2021 at 03:10 AM.

01-19-2021, 11:33 PM	#12
CinemaBlu Power Member Member since:Mar 2012 Location:NYC 4K collection:193 Blu-ray collection:1555 DVD collection:101	I consider any film under 50 minutes to be a short film. My favorites are: Simon of the Desert 1965, Luis Buñuel Life Lessons [Show spoiler](from New York Stories) 1989, Martin Scorsese Adelina of Naples Anna of Milan Mara of Rome [Show spoiler] 1963, Vittorio de Sica Toby Dammit [Show spoiler](from Spirits of the Dead) 1968, Federico Fellini The Wurdulak [Show spoiler](from Black Sabbath) 1963, Mario Bava Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB 1967, George Lucas Last edited by CinemaBlu; 01-20-2021 at 02:36 AM.

01-20-2021, 07:16 PM	#19
Dubstar Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Jun 2008 Location:down at Fraggle Rock Home Theater Gallery:1 4K collection:201 Blu-ray collection:1953 DVD collection:304 MA collection:4 Digital collection:33 Trading Score:29	I go by the AAMPAS rule that a short film is 40 minutes or less: "The Red Balloon" (1956) "To Fly!" (1976) Last edited by Dubstar; 01-20-2021 at 07:23 PM.

01-19-2021, 06:53 PM	#2
Mr. Kopfrkingl Active Member Member since:May 2020	It's 40-something minutes, but AM 1200 (2008)

01-19-2021, 07:02 PM	#3
edmoney Senior Member Member since:Jun 2014 Location:New Jersey, USA Trading Score:1	I've seen relatively few short films compared to feature-length films, so there isn't as much competition yet for me for favorite short films. However, I'm confident that La Jetee (1962) will remain among my favorites. I've only seen Night and Fog (1956) once but am confident that it will also hold up very well for me upon subsequent viewings.

01-19-2021, 07:25 PM	#4
dallywhitty Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Aug 2009 Location:Temple of Isis 4K collection:323 Blu-ray collection:1689 DVD collection:178	Probs an obvious choice, but I love Un Chien Andalou.

01-19-2021, 07:30 PM	#5
Michael24 Blu-ray Champion Top contributor Member since:Nov 2009 Location:California 4K collection:11 Blu-ray collection:559 DVD collection:164 Trading Score:2	Not including various Three Stooges, Looney Tunes and Disney shorts: - Star In the Night (1945; Don Siegel's directorial debut) - Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB (1967) - Hardware Wars (1978) - Within the Woods (1978) - Captain EO (1986) - George Lucas In Love (1999) - FANalysis (2002; Bruce Campbell's documentary on fans) - Agent Carter (2013)

01-19-2021, 07:49 PM	#6
Rayjaymay Senior Member Member since:Dec 2012 4K collection:204 Blu-ray collection:752 DVD collection:3	It’s 36 minutes, but mine is The Red Balloon (1956)

01-19-2021, 07:49 PM	#7
fred25_Ca Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Apr 2011 Location:Montreal, Canada Trading Score:3	Le voyage dans la lune (1902). Nothing come closes, imo.

01-19-2021, 11:36 PM	#13
Warm Gun Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Dec 2020 4K collection:127 Blu-ray collection:653 DVD collection:103 Digital collection:2 Trading Score:10	I wish one of Masaaki Yuasa's earliest animations, Cat Soup (2001), came to BD.

01-20-2021, 04:11 AM	#15
Gerby Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Aug 2013 Location:Yorkshire, UK Blu-ray collection:-	La Cabina (1972) - a short spanish film about a man who becomes trapped in a telephone box. Once seen, never forgotten. 12:01 PM (1991) - a great time loop short film. The Grandmother (1970) - great early David Lynch weirdness. I'll See You in My Dreams (2003) The Dumb Waiter (1979) Panic (1978)

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