
Weatherbeaten Melody(1943)
The general outline of the plot is of a bee that finds an abandoned phonograph in a meadow. The record, however, is jazz, and the interaction of different species of bugs makes this a subtle criticism of the Nazi ideals.
Movie: Weatherbeaten Melody

Verwitterte Melodie
HomePage
Overview
The general outline of the plot is of a bee that finds an abandoned phonograph in a meadow. The record, however, is jazz, and the interaction of different species of bugs makes this a subtle criticism of the Nazi ideals.
Release Date
1943-04-06
Average
6.4
Rating:
3.2 startsTagline
Genres
Languages:
DeutschKeywords
Recommendations Movies
5.2Flaschendrehen(de)
Kissing before Customers, that's Gretchen and Sarah's motto. And both are flirting with the enenmy. Literally. Clemens, who with his business partner is after the same assignment as them, is the center of their attention. When it comes to his intentions, though...
7.0Nobody - Little Monster's Summer(zh)
Prequel of the film Nobody, 浪浪山的小妖怪, introducing us to the pig as one of the main characters!
5.2Jesus the Revolutionary(tl)
A man named Jesus takes on the ruling military junta.
1.0Cease Fire 2(fa)
A young couple try to fix their marriage troubles with the help of a psychiatrist.
7.0I Choose(en)
Raising awareness of sex trafficking, it depicts the difference between choosing to sleep with a man and being sold and traded for sex.
8.5Six Hours: Surviving Typhoon Yolanda(en)
In the middle of a broadcast about Typhoon Yolanda's initial impact, reporter Jiggy Manicad was faced with the reality that he no longer had communication with his station. They were, for all intents and purposes, stranded in Tacloban. With little option, and his crew started the six hour walk to Alto, where the closest broadcast antenna was to be found. Letting the world know what was happening to was a priority, but they were driven by the need to let their families and friends know they were all still alive. Along the way, they encountered residents and victims of the massive typhoon, and with each step it became increasingly clear just how devastating this storm was. This was a storm that was going to change lives.
5.0Windigo(fr)
Native Americans clash with the Canadian government as they struggle for independence in this factual Canadian drama set in Quebec during the summer of 1990. Eddie Laroche, a rebellious native leader spawned a national crises when he and his supporters declared the independence of Aki territory in a far-flung area of northern Quebec. He refused to negotiate without the presences of television cameras to record his people's plight. Jean Fontaine was the reporter assigned to the story and much of the film is told from his viewpoint. To reach Laroche's land, negotiators, government officials, and the film crew had to travel by boat. Fontaine is initially cynical and reluctant to do the story, but after he spends time on the boat interviewing it's passengers, his cynicism has dissolves and he realizes he is faced with the presentations of a terribly complex situation. His dilemma provides a main focus for the film.
6.2Herman Finkers: EHBO Is Mijn Lust En Mijn Leven(nl)
First aid is my passion and my life. One traffic light turns red, another turns green: there's always something to do in Almelo. One of Herman Finkers' most famous quotes. Herman Finkers has been writing and performing theater programs since 1979. His programs are difficult to describe. He was probably best described in the Utrechts Nieuwsblad: 'master of the double punchline,' 'witty excess that does no harm,' 'sublime nonsense.' EHBO is my passion and my life is Herman Finkers' fourth program, recorded in the Leidse Schouwburg.
8.2Fer chaud(fr)
Purged from its details, the image thus obtained offers a vision of this sculpture reduced to moving lights.
3.2America(en)
The zany crew of a New York cable TV station accidentally bounce a signal off the moon, bringing them worldwide attention.
5.0Cyclone Alley Ceramics(en)
Holed up in a Oklahoma motel room, George Kuchar witnesses the tornado-conjuring power of a talking ceramic figurine.
The Lost Doll(cs)
A lovely fairytale for all tells the story of a doll that is lost, and with the help of other toys is looking for a way to her friend
Similar Movies
8.0Wet Paint(en)
[The] Insinuation of accidentally spilled ink that would be running across the paper in random, aleatory oozes displaces the graceful liquidity of the careful animated choreography. - William Moritz
6.0Distant Activities(en)
Real time development of a video feedback, processed and controlled through a video keyer. Sound results from video signals, interfaced with audio synthesizer.
10.0Esperança(fr)
Esperança, 15, has just arrived in France from Angola with her mother. At Amiens station, they don’t know where to sleep and look for someone who can help them.
4.7Jimmy Neutron: Runaway Rocketboy!(en)
The pilot of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius. The short was going to start the series, but Nickelodeon liked it so much that they decided to make the film and the series was produced a couple of years later. Jimmy runs away after his parents ground him for launching Carl off the roof. Little do his folks know that Jimmy has been abducted by aliens, who think he knows about earth's defense systems.
Exclamation Mark(pl)
An animation with a philosophical undertone. The absurdity of human effort, whose final result does not match the actions taken.
8.0Mild Madness, Lasting Lunacy(fr)
This walk in the daily life of several psychiatric institutions, allows us to meet extraordinary people who let us enter their privacy.
6.3The Rise and Fall of the Legendary Anglobilly Feverson(nl)
Méliès meets Kerouac in a surrealistic road movie though the clouds. Instead of a hole in the head. Diddybob get a story about a hole in the sky. A legendary Anglobilly Feverson once flew off to leave his cursed life behind and check the other side. His journey was long and exhausting. He had to deal with the smallest and biggest residents of the sky before he reached his destination...
0.0The Insects(en)
Answers questions such as "How many kinds of insects are there?" "Do insects have blood?" "How can a fly walk on the ceiling?"
7.5Rex the Runt: How Dinosaurs Became Extinct(en)
Our plasticine pooch pal Rex welcomes us to his world, introduces us to his friends, and illustrates how Bad Bob caused dinosaurs' extinction (whoops!)
7.0Les escargots de Joseph(fr)
Joseph is a shy, introverted little boy who collects snails. One day, he is swallowed by his belly button and discovers a disturbing world, that of the belly buttonists: these people, by communicating only with their belly buttons, curl up into themselves and turn into snails...
6.0Britannia(en)
The history of empire. A British bulldog answers his mistress's call. He tacks down the Union Jack to cover the British Isles, then begins playing with a small ball that's the world. At first it's innocent play. The dog discovers tea in India; then, the dog shakes gold out of Africa. Gradually, innocence gives way to more and more ferocious play with the ball. We see terrorized women and children as the dog becomes an enslaving potentate. Harmless English archetypes benefit from colonial riches. Then the world begins to grow, and the dog changes too, from bulldog to effete lap dog.
6.0Body Beautiful(en)
A heavyset woman who keeps being harassed by her aerobics instructor and her attempts to get even with him on a Body Beautiful contest.
4.5Monsieur Clown Among the Lilliputians(fr)
Stop-motion film from Émile Cohl has a clown walk out in front of a group of people and do various tricks including standing on his head, riding a horse and falling face first off the horse.
4.5Delicate Porcelains(fr)
Several unique specimens of highly ornamented porcelain are shown in series. In each case the various pieces of ware are in reality formed of living people. After a short time has been allowed for admiration of each article, it disintegrates into the individual models, who pose in various figures and dances. In the following pictures are seen a powder box, a clock, candle sticks, a loving cup and a vase, all of wonderfully ornate design, beautifully colored. (Moving Picture World)
7.0Fini Zayo(fr)
Hands are restless, they break, they denounce, then they leave, guilty and innocent. Objects are absences from which ancient quarrels echo. Sometimes, a few happy memories resurface in the shells. A touch of warmth, enveloped in acid yellow.
5.0Zodiac(fr)
A fable about the human condition in which two people are confronted with their limtations and the opportunities available to them in life. Film without words.
Old Frypan(ja)
An old frying pan accidentally gets tossed out and ends up encountering many animals in his journey.



