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An orchestra prepares to perform a series of classical compositions, though little goes according to plan once the animation begins. Bruno Bozzetto's feature was conceived as an affectionate response to Disney's Fantasia, pairing celebrated pieces of classical music with a distinctly Italian sense of humor.

Grace Pudel looks back on a life shaped by loneliness, chance encounters, and small moments of hope after becoming separated from her twin brother as a child. Adam Elliot, following Mary and Max with another handcrafted stop-motion feature, coined his films as "clayographies" rather than claymation, grounding every story in real experiences.

Mr. and Mrs. Kabal arrive at an abandoned theater where ordinary performances quickly give way to a world governed by dreams. Created by Walerian Borowczyk and Jan Lenica during the height of the Polish animation movement, the film helped establish both artists as leading figures in postwar experimental animation.