The best short films of world cinema for a short period of time on the screen convey in one passage a storm of emotions. Many directors and actors became famous for participating in them and bought a ticket to the highest level. The paintings described in the article affect different feelings in the soul of a person, and for this they are worth watching.
"The confirmation"
It would seem that a short story can convey, and even in black and white? Kurt Quinn proved that there really is a lot if you choose the right approach. The painting “Confirmation” in the form of a fairy tale for adults shows the power of a simple human smile. For originality and sensual plot, the tape was included in the list of the best short films in the world.
"True"
Want to know more about love, real feelings, where there is only passion and impulse? Then watch a masterpiece called Truth. The names of the main characters are not important here, because their story is simply insane. They parted and again converged, walked, had fun and drowned in each other. The girl told the guy about her roles, and he made her confessions in different languages. This is the story of a couple in love for whom another world no longer matters.
"Tuner"
The story of a young pianist who did not have recognition deserves a special place in the top of the best short films. Adrian failed at the Bernstein competition, after which he came up with a plan for his own implementation in life. He settled down to tune the piano, but decided to pretend to be blind. The hero took a cane, special lenses, trained for a long time, so that clients believed him. After that, each person wanted his blind adjuster to correct his instrument.
"Present"
It happens that you work and live an ordinary life, but suddenly one meeting with a person turns all consciousness around. This happened with the heroine of the story “Gift”, the role of which was played by actress Uma Thurman. She worked in a store as a gift wrapper. Once, Mr. Grimm came to her - an illusionist who managed to reveal to the woman the other side of reality. After this acquaintance, her whole world turned upside down.
Toy Country
The list of the best short films included an interesting story called "Toy Country". The plot takes place in Germany in the late 30s. Nazi rule catches all Jews and sends them to concentration camps. The little boy Henry made friends with his neighbor David, but he was soon awaited by captivity. So that the boy could cope with the loss of a friend, his mother told him the story that he would not actually be sent to the camp, but a fairyland of toys, after which the adults tried to save the neighbors from a terrible fate.
"The envelope"
The seventeen-minute narrative is based on an interesting fact about the enthusiasm of Evgeny Petrov, who was a co-author of the books of Ilya Ilf. The creative person always has certain oddities, and for this hero she consisted of writing letters to fictional people, but to real countries. Once an envelope was thrown into his mailbox, in which there was an answer to one of these messages. This event turned Petrov's whole life up, because he did not expect this at all.
"Signs"
The film “Signs” was included in the category “Best Short Films” because it showed the ingenuity of people and the thirst to constantly look for something new. The main character is a simple office worker, in whom every day of his life resembles the past. He gets up, has breakfast, goes to his usual place and performs all other actions according to the schedule. Once he saw in the window an attractive woman from the building opposite and began to watch her. The girl was not taken aback, she took out an A4 sheet and wrote to him so that he would stop peeping. Thus began communication between two completely strangers with the help of paper, which was abundant in their work.